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Event Description

Starting in summer 2016, the FTC began a forum series exploring emerging financial technology and its implications for consumers. The first FinTech Forum, held June 9, 2016, addressed marketplace lending. Marketplace lenders are typically nonbank financial platforms that leverage technology to reach potential borrowers, evaluate creditworthiness, and facilitate loans. Marketplace lending can provide an avenue for consumers and small businesses to quickly obtain loans that might not be available from traditional sources. The forum will examine the range of marketplace lending models, their potential benefits to consumers, possible consumer protection concerns, and the applicability of consumer protection laws to market participants.

The FinTech series brings together researchers, industry representatives, law enforcement agencies, and consumer advocates for half-day discussion sessions focusing on consumer protection and emerging financial technology.  Each forum will take place in Washington, D.C. and will be open to the public. The next forum will take place in fall 2016.

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