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|This fourth biennial research conference brings together a diverse audience from
        academia, financial institutions, community organizations, foundations and government
        to learn about current research on consumer finance. Consumer financial
        markets channel trillions of dollars of credit to households of varying income levels
        through a wide range of intermediaries operating in many
        markets. How efficiently do these markets operate, and how
        well are consumers' needs being met?..

      Papers selected for presentation offer an evaluation of
        
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    behavioral economics and consumer financial decision-making;
        financial literacy;
        immigrant populations;
        subprime and predatory lending;
        consumer debt burdens, loan foreclosures, loss mitigations and bankruptcies; and
        trends and innovations in consumer finance.Promises & Pitfalls provides a unique opportunity to hear and discuss original studies
about new products, new players and new threats to access to credit and capital
for low- and moderate-income consumers. Emerging markets will also be discussed.
This conference will be of interest to:financial institutions' executives, lenders, compliance and community
      development officers;
      leaders and staff of community and economic development organizations;
      policy-makers in community and economic development; and
      scholars of economics, finance and banking, and urban studies.
  
  Media contact**Ben Hardaway**   
				[email protected]   
				**202-452-2955**Community Affairs in the Federal Reserve 
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|Man standing in front of door beckoning for a man and woman to come inside.  Door is cut from George Washington's portrait on the one dollar bill.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Media contact**Ben Hardaway**   
				[email protected]   
				**202-452-2955**