The Morin Center for Banking and Financial LawThe Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law was founded in 1978 to develop research and educational programs in the areas of law governing and relating to banking and financial services. The Morin Center’s mission is to provide, within BU Law, an organization for encouraging, managing and recognizing education and research in the field of banking and financial services law. The Morin Center reflects the international aspects of financial services in its work, seeks to marry academic excellence with practical application and fosters a community of scholarship and dialog on legal issues critical to the financial community. The work of the Morin Center is four-fold:
The Center’s name reflects the generosity of Charles Morin of Washington D.C., a member of the Boston University School of Law Class of 1949 and an original member of the Center’s Board of Advisors.
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Morin Center Spotlight On...
The Federal Home Loan Bank System: A Vehicle for Job Creation and Job Retention.
A proposal to reconfigure the mission of the Federal Home Loan Banks to promote job creation, by Cornelius Hurley and Rebecca Hicks Gallup.
View pdf of paper
Compilation of studies mentioned in the Dodd banking bill
View Summary of Studies Mentioned in Dodd Bill
The Morin Center in the Media
The Morin Center is a frequent source of comments in the media:
- Boston Globe (8/19/11) European banks in N.E. said to be strong (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (8/18/11) Will Martha's Vineyard vacation haunt Obama? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Daily Mail (8/17/11) Rick Perry angers White House on the campaign trail as he's warned about tough 'treason' talk (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (8/17/11) Will Obama's bus tour go bust? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Bloomberg (8/16/11) Perry’s Swagger on Fed May Not Play Outside Texas (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- McClatchy Newspapers (8/12/11) Bank of America CEO meets with top US officials (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (8/11/11) Did Michele Bachmann beat Tim Pawlenty in the Republican presidential debate? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Boston Globe (8/10/11) OPINION: A ham-handed response from the White House (By Cornelius Hurley)
- Law.com (8/9/11) The U.S. Credit-Rating Downgrade Will Keep In-House Lawyers Busy (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- American Banker (8/3/11) Appeals Court Ruling Likely to Delay Dodd-Frank Regs (Cornelius Hurley quoted -subscription required)
- BBC Radio (7/31/11) Debt ceiling debate (Cornelius Hurley interviewed)
- Politico “The Arena” (8/3/11) Is Gov. Rick Perry's day of prayer appropriate? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (7/31/11) Debt ceiling agreement a fair compromise? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- American Banker (7/18/11) Dodd-Frank: What's Worked in Year One (Cornelius Hurley quoted - subscription required )
- Politico “The Arena” (7/19/11) Did Elizabeth Warren have to go? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (7/18/11) Debt ceiling - looming catastrophe or Y2K redux? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- American Banker (7/13/11) Dodd-Frank Risk Council Faces Risk of Irrelevance (Cornelius Hurley quoted - subscription required)
- Politico “The Arena” (7/13/11) Debt stalemate – who budges first? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Wall Street Journal (7/7/11) Bair’s legacy: An FDIC with teeth (Cornelius Hurley quoted - subscription required)
- American Banker (7/6/11) Will Obama's Comptroller Choice Ease Preemption Standards? (Cornelius Hurley quoted - subscription required)
- Boston Globe (7/6/11) Romney keeps up the recession drumbeat (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (6/15/11) Should Obama donors get plum government jobs? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (6/15/11) Can a moderate win Iowa? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- American Banker (6/14/11) Being Big May Not Pay Like the Old Days (Cornelius Hurley quoted-registration/subscription required)
- Politico “The Arena” (6/13/11) Huntsman wise to skip N.H. debate? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (6/9/11) Rudy Giuliani in 2012? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (6/2/11) New or worn-out Mitt? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (6/2/11) Why the Weiner media blitz? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/27/11) Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann - room enough for both? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/26/11) GOPsenators smart to embrace Ryan plan? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/25/11) GOP's messaging problem on Medicare? And NY-26: Dems vindicated on Medicaretactics? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/25/11) NY-26: Dems vindicated on Medicare tactics? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/23/11) If not Romney/Pawlenty/Gingrich etc., then who? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/23/11) Tim Pawlenty rising? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Reuters (5/19/11) U.S. pushes for speedy succession at IMF (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- MSNBC.com (5/18/11) Congress may defang consumer agency before first bite (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/17/11) Newt getting the boot after Medicare remarks? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
American Banker (5/17/11) Consumer Protection Gets More Emphasis, Separate House at FDIC (Cornelius Hurley quoted - subscription required) - Politico “The Arena” (5/16/11) Donald Trump not running for president: What's his impact in 2012? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/12/11) Can Romney shake off Romneycare? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/9/11) Lasting damage from shifting bin Laden details? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- American Banker (5/5/11) Obama Expected to Nominate Gruenberg as FDIC Chair (Cornelius Hurley quoted-subscription required)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/5/11) Should Bush have gone to ground zero? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/4/11) Obama's post-bin Laden bump? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
- Politico “The Arena” (5/3/11) Did waterboarding work in getting bin Laden? (Cornelius Hurley quoted)
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