Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives

On April 15–16, 2004, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosted a timely and informative two-day conference entitled Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives. The conference featured new research on the most effective practices for overcoming barriers to immigrant financial market participation. The conference discussion encouraged sharing of ideas with presentation from academics and practitioners on a broad range of topics including traditional banking, housing and homeownership, entrepreneurship, small business lending and remittances.

The conference was co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Center for the Study of Financial Access for Immigrants and The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. The Pew Hispanic Center and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation also provided generous support.