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Last Updated: March 22, 2024

FDIC Hosts Success to Financial Sustainability in Alabama

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will host an in-person event to bring financial institutions and community stakeholders together to discuss opportunities to address account access and small dollar loan challenges faced by unbanked and underserved individuals in Birmingham and surrounding areas. The panelists will discuss innovative partnership ideas to improve the financial health of Alabamians who desire to establish a secure financial future and build economic independence. Attendees will be provided with resources and tools to support the ongoing investment needs for financial education, and safe and affordable banking products and services.

Presenters:

  • Cornell Wesley, Director of Innovation and Economic Opportunity, City of Birmingham
  • Avery Rhodes, Executive Director, Community on the Rise
  • Presdelane Harris, Organizing Director, Alabama ARISE
  • Taurie Grant, Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC

When:

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM CT

Where:

Salvation Army Center of Hope, 2015 26th Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35234, registration information below.

Who should attend:

Financial institutions, Community Development Financial Institutions, local and state government, and non-profit organizations who are interested in partnership opportunities in Alabama

Registration Information:

To register online, click REGISTER and fill out the needed information. You will receive a confirmation email once completed.

Register

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about the event, please email Taurie Grant at tgrant@fdic.gov.

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