Tagged: cfa

August 25, 2021 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Barbara Roper, currently the Director of Investor Protection for the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), has joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as Senior Advisor to the Chair. In a public statement, the SEC said that Roper’s focus will be on issues relating to retail investor… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Consumer Finance Association (CFA), a trade association of non-bank lenders that represents alternative consumer credit providers, recently questioned whether forbearance during the COVID- 19 crisis should be reflected or shown on credit files. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has provided guidelines that may… Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 10:24 am By David R. Burton  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering substantial increases in the Regulation D thresholds for “accredited investor” income and net worth, which would reduce the pool of potential investors in small businesses and start-up companies by 60 percent to 70 percent. This will impede… Read More