Executive Change: Hudson Cook Adds Former CFPB Enforcement Deputy as Partner

Hudson Cook, LLP, a nationwide provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry, announces the addition of Lucy Morris as a partner in its Washington, DC office.  Lucy brings 25 years experience in all aspects of consumer finance law and public policy.  Lucy will support the firm’s enforcement and compliance practices, and her experience will further enhance the firm’s ability to provide meaningful and practical advice to its clients.

“Lucy brings a wealth of experience with consumer financial services regulation, from both the CFPB and the FTC, and she will be a great addition to our practice,” explained Hudson Cook Chairman Tom Hudson.

From 2011 to 2014, Lucy served as Deputy Enforcement Director in the Division of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Lucy’s responsibilities at the CFPB included overseeing investigations and litigation relating to consumer financial products and services, including credit cards, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, payday lending, debt collection, credit reporting, and debt settlement.  From 2010 to 2011, Lucy served as a founding member of the implementation team that organized the CFPB after passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, helping to stand up the Bureau’s enforcement, supervision, and other functions.