Regulation of Financial Institutions
Fall term, Block D
Th,F 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Professor Howell Jackson
3 classroom credits LAW-45750A
This course explores the regulation of financial institutions in the United States, covering banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, securities firms, and insurance companies. We will explore the many different supervisory mechanisms that have evolved in the United States to regulate financial services firms, with an emphasis on jurisdictional boundaries, the division of regulatory authority among the many different organizations that oversee the U.S. financial services industry, and issues of consumer protection in mortgage lending and consumer credit practices. Teaching materials will include a number of business school case studies as well as more traditional legal sources from Howell E. Jackson, The Regulation of Financial Institutions (current edition).