Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives

Agenda

Session 1: Setting the Scene

Moderator: Pia Orrenius, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Audrey Singer, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Presentation (PDF, 209KB)

Anna Paulson, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Presentation (PDF, 69KB)

James Ballentine, Director of Housing, Community and Economic Development, American Bankers Association
Presentation (PDF, 139KB)

Roberto Suro, Director, Pew Hispanic Center
Remarks (PDF,24KB)

Session 2: Financial Education and Traditional Financial Services

Moderator: Michael Berry, Emerging Issues Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Sherrie Rhine, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Presentation (PDF, 88KB)

Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service
Remarks (PDF,24KB)

James Maloney, Chairman, Mitchell Bank of Milwaukee
Presentation (PDF, 2,011KB)

Alice Perez, Vice President and Hispanic Market Manager, US Bank
Presentation (PDF, 121KB)

Keynote Address

Jim Edgar, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Former Governor of Illinois
Remarks (PDF,28KB)

Tamar Jacoby, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Remarks (PDF,54KB)

Session 3: Housing and Homeownership

Moderator: Raul Raymundo, Chief Executive Officer, Resurrection Project

Sherrie Kossoudji, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
Presentation (PDF, 62KB)

Andrew Schoenholtz, Deputy Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University
Presentation (PDF, 186KB)

Michael Frias, Community Affairs Officer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Presentation (PDF, 52KB)

Session 4: Innovative Practices for Reaching Immigrants

Moderator: Jennifer Tescher, Director, Center for Financial Services Innovation at ShoreBank Advisory Services

Yman Huang Vien, Chairman, American Metro Bank
Remarks (PDF,22KB)

Norma Polanco, Executive Director, Humboldt Park Economic Development Corporation
Presentation (PDF, 1,397KB)

John Herrera, Chair of the Board of Directors, Latino Community Credit Union
Presentation (PDF, 140KB)

E. Martin Heldring, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harris Bank-Glencoe
Presentation (PDF, 149KB)

Introduction and Keynote Address

Bruce Katz, Director, Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Remarks

Henry Cisneros, Chairman, American CityVista and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Remarks

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Michael Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Ben Bernanke , Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Opening Remarks

Session 5: Community Development and Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Moderator: Donna Rockin, Director, Duman Microenterprise Center and Loan Fund

Maude Toussaint-Comeau Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Presentation (PDF, 190KB)

Pyong Gap Min, Professor of Sociology, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Presentation (PDF, 61KB)

Cheng Fu Hang, Business Advisor and Loan Officer, Neighborhood Development Center Inc.
Presentation (PDF, 1,596KB)

Barbara Robles, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
Presentation (PDF, 188KB)

Session 6: International Linkages - Immigrant Remittances and Financial Adaptation

Moderator: Carlos Sada, Consul General of Mexico

B. Lindsay Lowell, Director of Policy Studies, Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University
Presentation (PDF, 78KB)

Manuel Orozco, Senior Researcher, Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University
Presentation (PDF, 117KB)

David Grace, Senior Manager, World Council of Credit Unions
Presentation (PDF, 3098KB)

Session 7: Where Do We Go From Here?
Discussion (PDF,44KB)

Moderator: Bruce Katz, Director, Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Una Okonkwo Osili, Assistant Professor of Economics, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis

John Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development

David Marzahl, Executive Director, Center for Economic Progress

Jeremiah Boyle, Community Affairs Program Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Closing Remarks

Charles Evans, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago