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 | |
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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 PopulationsFrom 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
