Jennifer Schulp

Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

Cato Institute

Jennifer Schulp

Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

Cato Institute

Jennifer Schulp is the Director of Financial Regulation Studies at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where she focuses on the regulation of securities and capital markets. Before joining Cato, Schulp was a director in the Department of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), representing FINRA in investigations and disciplinary proceedings relating to violations of the federal securities laws and self‐​regulatory organization rules. She was a lawyer in private practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Prior to private practice, Schulp clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was awarded the Karl Llewelyn Cup and the Thomas R. Mulroy Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy. She holds an A.B. in political science from the University of Chicago.

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The Bank Secrecy Act and Financial Privacy

October 30, 2023

The Bank Secrecy Act was designed to combat money laundering, terrorism, and other criminal activities. In order to detect criminals, financial institutions are required to maintain records on every customer. What rights should customers have to financial privacy?

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