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Melanie Hibbs Brody

Partner
+1.202.778.9203
Fax +1.202.778.9100

Ms. Brody concentrates on federal and state regulatory compliance and enforcement matters, primarily for financial services providers. She represents banks, mortgage lenders and consumer finance companies on a variety of issues, including fair lending, privacy, and information security.  She also handles matters involving compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

Professional/Civic Activities

  • Member of Women in Housing and Finance and served on its Board from 2004 2006.
  • Serves on K&L Gates' associates and women in the profession committees and co-chaired the DC office's hiring committee from 2002-2004.
  • The 2008, 2009 and 2010 Chambers USA ranked Melanie among the top national lawyers practicing in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Financial Services Regulation.

Speaking Engagements

Melanie is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
  • Representing Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in a loan pricing investigation and settlement with the New York State Attorney General.
  • Representing numerous banks and national mortgage lenders in investigations and enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Reserve Board, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general and state banking agencies.
  • Developing fair lending compliance programs for mortgage lenders and consumer finance companies.
  • Structuring both retail and wholesale mortgage loan price monitoring and fair lending compliance programs for large national lenders.
  • Developing GLBA and FCRA-compliant marketing arrangements for banks, mortgage companies and consumer finance companies.