Full Committee Hearing

Financial Products for Students: Issues and Challenges

Date:   Thursday, July 31, 2014 Time:   10:00 AM

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Financial Products for Students: Issues and Challenges.” The witnesses will be: Mr. David A. Bergeron, Vice President for Postsecondary Education Policy, Center for American Progress; Ms. Christine Lindstrom, Higher Education Program Director, U.S. Public Interest Research Group; Mr. Kenneth Kocer, President, South Dakota Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and Director of Financial Assistance, Mount Marty College; and Mr. Richard Hunt, President and CEO, Consumer Bankers Association. All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. David A. Bergeron
    Vice President for Postsecondary Education Policy
    Center for American Progress
  2. Mr. Richard Hunt
    President and CEO
    Consumer Bankers Association
  3. Mr. Kenneth Kocer
    President
    South Dakota Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and Director of Financial Assistance, Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD
  4. Ms. Christine Lindstrom
    Higher Education Program Director
    U.S. Public Interest Research Group