The Passage to Banking
Linking immigrants to mainstream financial services
November 21, 2002
New York, NY
AGENDA
8:00-8:30 | Breakfast and Registration |
8:30-8:45 | Welcome |
Elizabeth Ann Rodriguez | |
Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York | |
8:45-9:15 | Immigrant Advances in Metropolitan New York |
Andrew A. Beveridge |
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Professor of Sociology, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York | |
Presentation | |
Handout | |
Demographic Map 1 | |
Demographic Map 2 | |
Website http://www.socialexplorer.com/ | |
9:15-9:45 | Immigrants and Financial Services: Needs and Barriers |
Charles Kamasaki | |
Senior Vice President, National Council of La Raza | |
Transcript of Remarks | |
9:45-10:15 | The Patriot Act: Implications for Serving Immigrants |
James K. Hodgetts | |
Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York | |
U.S. Treasury Report to Congress on Section 326 | |
10:15-10:30 | Break |
10:30-12:30 | Addressing the Financial Service Needs of Low- and Moderate-Income Immigrants: |
Innovative Products and Strategies | |
Moderator: Charles Kamasaki | |
Senior Vice President, National Council of La Raza |
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Michael Chan | |
President, Northeast Community Federal Credit Union (San Francisco, CA) | |
Wafiq Fannoun | |
President, Reba Free, LLC &Business Development Specialist, Northside Residents Redevelopment Council (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Diana Mejia | |
Director, Wind of the Spirit Immigrant Resource Center (Morristown, NJ) | |
Handout | |
Rebeca Vargas | |
Vice President, Citigroup |
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Press Release: Money Card | |
Press Release: Together in America | |
Respondent: | |
Margaret Chin | |
Deputy Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality | |
Additional Resources:
From the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis:
Newsletter: Financing for Interest-Averse Populations
From the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:
Article: Matriculas ConsularesFrom the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
Article: Banking Latino ImmigrantsFrom the National Council of La Raza:
Report: Financial Services & Hispanic Americans
Report: Financial Insecurity Amid Growing Wealth
Report: Saving for America's Future
Testimony: Financial Literacy and Education
Report: Hispanic Families and the Earned Income Tax Credit