Posted 7/30/09
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSUMER CREDIT AND PAYMENTS
CO-SPONSORED BY
The Research Department and the Payment Cards Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
September 24-25, 2009
CONFERENCE WEBSITE WITH AGENDA:
http://philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/events/2009/consumer-credit-and-payments/
Thursday, September, 24 (5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.)
REGISTRATION/WELCOME AND RECEPTION:
Friday, September, 25 (8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.)
PAPERS:
SECURITIZATION AND DISTRESSED LOAN RENEGOTIATION: EVIDENCE
FROM THE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS:
Tomasz Piskorski, Columbia University
(with Amit Seru and Vikrant Vig)
Discussant: Paul Willen, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
LIAR'S LOAN? EFFECTS OF LOAN ORIGINATION CHANNEL AND LOAN
SALE ON DELINQUENCY:
Ashlyn Nelson, Indiana University
(with Wei Jiang and Edward Vytlacil)
Discussant: TBA
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, COGNITIVE BIASES AND PAYDAY
BORROWING:
Adair Morse, University of Chicago
(with Marianne Bertrand)
Discussant: Jeremy Tobacman, University of Pennsylvania
DATA BREACHES AND IDENTITY THEFT:
William Roberds, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(with Stacey L. Schreft)
Discussant: Edward S. Prescott, Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond
DID BANKRUPTCY REFORM CONTRIBUTE TO THE MORTGAGE CRISIS?
Michelle J. White, University of California, San Diego
(with Wenli Li and Ning Zhu)
Discussant: Nicholas Souleles, University of Pennsylvania
THE IMPACT OF THE U.S FINANCIAL CRISIS ON GLOBAL RETAIL
LENDING
Manju Puri, Duke University
(with Jorg Rocholl and Sascha Steffen)
Discussant: Philip Strahan, Boston College
LEGAL PROTECTION IN RETAIL FINANCIAL MARKETS:
Simon Gervais, Duke University
(with Bruce I. Carlin)
Discussant: Philip Bond, University of Pennsylvania
NOTE:
The conference is free of charge, but space is limited and
registration is required. The registration website (see
above) will open on August 1st. The registration deadline
is September 16th.
For your convenience, a block of hotel rooms has been
reserved at a special conference rate. To obtain this rate,
reservations must be made by August 24th. For details, see
the conference website.
For questions and clarifications, please email:
Email: MAILTO:phil_pcc09@phil.frb.org
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
CONTACT: Ronel Elul
Tel: 215-574-3965
CONTACT: Mitchell Berlin
Tel: 215-574-3822
CONTACT: Robert M. Hunt
Tel: 215-574-3806