Financial Access for Immigrants: Emerging Market Opportunities

On Thursday, June 21, 2007, the Consumer and Community Affairs division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, together with The Latino Connection and Black Hawk College, held a conference entitled, "Financial Access for Immigrants: Emerging Market Opportunities." This conference explored the experience of the many immigrants to the Quad Cities area in accessing and obtaining financial services, including: savings and checking accounts, loans, business credit, credit cards, and remittance services, as well as other issues surrounding the financial access of immigrants, such as employment, housing, education, and social services. The speakers included area bankers, academics, regulatory specialists, immigrant leaders, and business representatives.

Who Should Attend

This event focused on bankers, employers of immigrant workers, researchers and academics interested in immigrant and working-poor issues, public and private agencies serving immigrants and low-income workers, and other financial institutions involved in serving immigrant populations in the area.