Competition law risk in the mortgage sector

18th January 2017

Walker Morris Partner invited to speak at Council of Mortgage Lenders conference

Walker Morris’ Competition partner, barrister Trudy Feaster-Gee, has been invited to speak about competition law risks in the mortgage sector at the Council of Mortgage Lenders conference on Tuesday 7 February in Leeds.

The conference, entitled ‘Mortgage regulation: Conduct yourself well’, will consider the latest topics arising in mortgage regulation as well as explore successful strategies for integrating regulation into lending processes including updates on the latest Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reviews.

Trudy will be conducting a session that focuses on the application of competition law in the mortgage sector, covering general competition law compliance as well as discussing areas of focus in the FCA’s recently launched mortgage market study.

Other speakers on the day include:

• Katie Marriott – Head of Compliance, Leeds Building Society
• Tracy Auchterlonie – Principal Consultant, Huntswood
• Terry Baxter – Risk and Compliance Director, Target
• Jamie O’Brien – Senior Manager, Deloitte LLP
• Sue Rossiter – Senior Policy Adviser, Council of Mortgage Lenders

The event is aimed at those working in compliance, risk or regulatory affairs and anyone with an interest in the monitoring, implementation or assessment of regulation in the mortgage industry.