Financial Access for Immigrants: Exploring Best Practices - Announcement

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Latin American Chamber of Commerce—Chicago hosted this forum on July 21, 2004, at the Hyatt Hotel in Lisle, Illinois.

Event topics included:

• Demographic background and interpretation of Illinois' growing immigrant population;
• Social and economic participation issues confronting newly arrived immigrants
• A panel discussion regarding best practices for banking immigrants;
• A panel discussion regarding documentation and identification issues confronting immigrants, including the USA PATRIOT Act;
• Views of the Mexican government regarding Mexican nationals, remittances and the Consular Identification Card; and
• Programs targeted to small businesses, including surety bonding.