R. Colgate Selden

R. Colgate Selden is a shareholder at Baker Donelson. He counsels clients on regulatory legal, licensing, supervision, enforcement, transactional, and litigation matters. Prior to Baker, Colgate co-founded a law firm, was a partner at two international law firms, and was the head of regulatory legal, compliance, and risk for all proprietary product, origination, privacy, and secondary market activities at a fintech. Colgate was also a founder and senior counsel at the CFPB where he helped to draft LO Comp, ATR, TRID, HELOC, Privacy, Debt Collection, and AMTPA rules. Additionally, he was the CFPB team lead for TILA mortgage, Privacy, and FDCPA interpretive inquiries, and a member of the RESPA policy team. His CFPB, in-house, and law firm experiences offer a unique vantage point for clients.