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Advisory Committees

FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN)

February 5, 2009
At a Glance
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Meeting Minutes
TimeSession Information
7:30 am - 8:30 amContinental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am

Welcoming remarks, Diana L. Taylor, Chairman, Advisory Committee

Update Since the Last Meeting, Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, FDIC

8:45 am - 9:30 am

FDIC Unbanked Survey 
Overview of the FDIC Survey of Banks' Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked.

Moderator: Barbara A. Ryan, Deputy to the Vice Chairman, FDIC

Panelists: 
 

  • Ed Bachelder, Director of Research, BlueFlame 
    Consulting,  LLC
  • Michael Barr, Professor, University of Michigan Law School 
     
9:30 am - 10:30 am

Bank Successes in Reaching the Underserved
Presentation by Unbanked Survey case study banks on their successes in working with their communities to open deposit accounts, provide small dollar loans, and deliver financial education.

Moderator: Barbara A. Ryan, Deputy to the Vice Chairman, FDIC

Panelists:
 

  • James P. Maloney, Chairman, Mitchell Bank (Chicago Alliance for Economic Inclusion)
  • Peter Mosbacher, Senior Vice President, Amalgamated Bank
  • Victor Ramirez, Community Relations Officer, Citibank
    (Los Angeles Alliance for Economic Inclusion)
  • Mary Jane Town, Senior Vice President & Director of Marketing, Monroe Bank and Trust
10:30 am -10:45 amBreak
10:45 am - 12:30 pm

Alliance for Economic Inclusion Strategies and Successes in Today's Economic Environment
Discussion about strategies focused on reaching the underserved in the current economic environment.

Moderator: Robert W. Mooney, Deputy Director, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, FDIC 

Panelists: 
 

  • Dora I. Brown, Senior Vice President, International Bank of Commerce (Texas Alliance for Economic Inclusion)
  • Mary Dupont, Executive Director, Nehemiah Gateway CDC
    (Wilmington Alliance for Economic Inclusion)
  • Bruce Gottschall, Executive Director, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
  • Charles Martin, CRA Officer, M&T Bank 
    (Baltimore Alliance for Economic Inclusion)
  • James Young, President & CEO, Citizens Trust Bank
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLuncheon
1:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Facilitated Discussion 
Facilitated discussion on how to amplify and promote strategies for reaching the underserved as we move forward.

Facilitators: 
 

  • Roberta McInerney, Deputy General Counsel, FDIC
  • Rae-Ann Miller, Special Advisor, Division of Insurance and Research, FDIC
  • Robert W. Mooney, Deputy Director, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, FDIC
     
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Next Steps, Concluding Remarks

  • Diana L. Taylor, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion
  • Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, FDIC


*Due to space limitations, breakfast and lunch are provided for meeting participants and invited guests only.
Presentations

FDIC Survey of Banks' Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked - PowerPoint 
462k (PowerPoint Help)

Small Dollar Loans & In-School Branching as Entry Points for Reaching Underserved Markets, 
Mitchell Bank - PowerPoint 250k (PowerPoint Help)

Amalgamated Bank's Products & Programs to Reach the Un-banked & Under-banked - PowerPoint 
511k (PowerPoint Help)

Asset-Building Strategies: Ramp Up Account Program, Citibank - PowerPoint 
287k (PowerPoint Help)

Bank Successes in Reaching the Underserved, Monroe Bank & Trust - PowerPoint 
900k (PowerPoint Help)

Welcome to Houstonville, Where You Earn It & We Save It, IBC Bank - PowerPoint 
2008k (PowerPoint Help)

Nehemiah Gateway - Community Development Corporation - PowerPoint 
290k (PowerPoint Help)

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago - Serving Lower Income Neighborhoods in Distress - PowerPoint 2493k (PowerPoint Help)

Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) - Baltimore, MD - PowerPoint (PowerPoint Help)

Other Materials

Mitchell Bank Payday Alternative Loan (PAL) - MS Word (Word Help)| PDF (PDF Help)

Houstonville - Micro Society, Sam Houston Elementary School, International Bank of 
Commerce - PowerPoint 8357k (PowerPoint Help)
 

Additional Links

Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) Overview

Remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair to The New America Foundation conference: "Did Low-income Homeownership Go Too Far?

Testimony of FDIC Chairman Bair on Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and Of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities; Committee on Financial Services; U.S. House of Representatives

Innovation Trends in Financial Services to the Underbanked (cfsinnovation.com)

An Introduction to the FDIC's Small-Dollar Loan Program

Best Practices from the FDIC'S Forum on Mortgage Lending for Low- and Moderate-Income Households (FDIC FIL-88-2008)

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Last Updated: May 14, 2018