Nora Rigby is a member of the Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology (CFS+) Practice Group. Prior to joining Akerman, Nora spent nearly 10 years working in senior roles at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). At Akerman, Nora advises lenders, financial and regulatory technology companies, banks, investors, and other financial services providers on issues arising under financial services laws, including TILA, HMDA, ECOA, FCRA, GLBA, EFTA, and RESPA. She also assists lenders and fintechs in developing policies and procedures as well as on development of compliant forms, disclosures, and marketing materials. Nora leverages her experience at the CFPB to assist clients in their engagements with federal and state regulators including with respect to UDAAP risk and state licensing issues.

In Nora's previous role as the Chief of Staff for the Office of Regulations at the CFPB, she managed a large office of attorneys and professionals to plan, staff, and prioritize complex rulemakings and was responsible for reporting on the CFPB's rulemakings to Congress and the public. In previous CFPB positions, Nora formulated rulemaking policy and strategy on consumer financial issues, including student loans, arbitration agreements, consumer privacy, mortgage loan disclosures, Property Assessed Clean Energy financing, and regulatory burden reduction. Across all of these topics, Nora managed interdisciplinary teams of CFPB attorneys, economists, and market experts to research and draft complex rulemaking notices and internal memoranda analyzing legal and policy impacts of potential regulatory interventions. She also represented the CFPB before external stakeholders, including federal regulatory agencies, Congressional staff, industry representatives, consumer groups, and journalists and provided guidance on Bureau regulations to assist industry professionals and consumers.