2M Research Services, LLC Selected for Contract to Perform Economic Research for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Contract # AG-3198-C-15-0008

For immediate release

June 9, 2015

2M Research Services, LLC was selected as an awardee for a f4-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract to provide econometric research to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). 2M will support CFPB by designing, preparing, and carrying out economic laboratory experiments on behalf of the CFPB. 2M’s subcontractors include Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Arlington.

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Section 1013(b)(1) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, 12 U.S.C. § 5493(b)(1), establishes the Office of Research and assigns to it the responsibility of researching, analyzing, and reporting on topics relating to the Bureau’s mission, including developments in markets for consumer financial products and services, consumer awareness, and consumer behavior.

About 2M Research Services, LLC

Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, with additional offices in Atlanta and Washington, DC, 2M Research Services, LLC is one of the fastest-growing private, small business professional services firms in the country. We provide our clients in Federal government agencies, foundations, and the health care industry with high-impact consulting expertise on complex survey research, data analytics, and program evaluation projects. 2M’s staff include subject matter experts in population health, disease surveillance, social policy, applied econometrics, survey research, health economics, clinical research, observational research, biostatistics, spatial statistics (GIS), pharmacoeconomics, education policy, housing policy, program support, and program evaluations. For more information on 2M or the services we provide, please visit us at www.2mresearch.com or call at 855.328.1611.

About the author: Joshua Townley