| FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Contact: Jeff Naft Jeff.Naft@mail.house.gov January 17, 2020 |
| ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Rep. Hill to Host Consumer Listening Session featuring CFPB Director, Arkansas Deputy Attorney General |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 10:00 AM CT Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host and moderate a Consumer Listening Session featuring Kathy Kraninger, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Chuck Harder, the Deputy Attorney General of Arkansas. The event is open to the public and will feature a live question and answer session. This will be an opportunity for Arkansas citizens to ask consumer protection questions with real-time answers provided by influential policymakers. Distinguished Panelists: Kathleen Kraninger is the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Prior to joining CFPB, Kraninger served as an associate director in the Office of Management and Budet, where she oversaw $250 billion in funding for seven cabinet departments and other federal agencies, including the United States Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and Treasury. Chuck Harder was appointed by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to serve as deputy attorney general for the Public Protection Department in May 2017. Harder became Deputy Attorney General of Public Protection after having served as assistant attorney general in the Consumer Utility Rate Advocacy Division. Prior to his appointment, Harder was the vice president of regulatory and government affairs for SourceGas LLC where he was responsible for regulatory and legislative strategy, policies, processes, tariffs, compliance and relationships at the federal, State and local levels.***This event is open to the press.*** More: The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General Office assists Arkansans when problems arise during consumer transactions. In 2018 the Consumer Protection Division resolved nearly 5,600 formal complaints related automobile sales and financing, healthcare, home repair and maintenance, real estate, credit and financial services, etc. The CFPB regulates the financial institutions that are providing products like credit cards, mortgages and loans, etc., to Americans. They ensure that consumers understand the fine print that explains the risks involved in using these services, and the banks, credit unions, and other financial companies that provide them comply with current law. THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 2020 WHO: Congressman French Hill, CFBP Director Kathy Kraninger and Deputy Attorney General Chuck Harder WHAT: Consumer Listening Session WHEN: Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 10:00 AM/CT WHERE: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, 2301 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204 |
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