Laura Brown is a member in the firm's New Orleans office. Business Laura Brown is a member of the Consumer Financial Services Group, where she concentrates her practice on banking and consumer finance law. She represents local and national banks and financial institutions in connection with deposit matters and varied aspects of consumer finance, including residential mortgage banking, credit card law and regulatory and compliance matters. Laura is the Chairman of the Deposit Products and Payment Systems subcommittee of the ABA's Consumer Financial Services Committee. Laura regularly speaks at national and regional conferences regarding banking and lending regulations and compliance, especially focusing on the many recent and far reaching changes in consumer finance law. Professional Affiliations · American Bar Association, Business Law Section; Banking Law Committee; Consumer Financial Services Committee; Uniform Commercial Code Committee · Louisiana Bankers Association · Mortgage Bankers Association Presentations · "Implementation of the Durbin Amendment: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel," ABA Business Law Section - Consumer Financial Services Committee 2012 Winter Meeting, January 7-10, 2012 · "Dodd-Frank Act, Title XIV: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act," Louisiana Bankers Association - Bank Counsel Conference, December 15, 2011 · "Dodd-Frank: A New Paradigm of No Subprime?," 10th Annual Consumer Finance Legal Conference, October 20-21, 2011 Publications · "Current Developments in Bank Deposits and Payment Systems," Business Lawyer, February 2010 (65 Bus. Law. 629) · "Final Rule: Using Medical Information in Determining Creditworthiness," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Winter 2006 (60 Consumer Fin. L.Q. Rep. 664) · "High Cost Mortgage Transaction," The Law of Truth in Lending, January 1997, updated annually · "The New Regulations Implementing the Community Investment Act," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Winter 1995 (49 Consumer Fin. L.Q. 29) Professional Recognition · Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated Lawyer Awards & Honors AV Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated |