FOR RELEASE
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN) will meet on Thursday, October 22, at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss the results of How America Banks: 2019 FDIC Survey of Household Use of Banking and Financial Services , the FDIC’s biennial survey of thousands of U.S. households administered in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. During the meeting, the committee also will discuss the financial status and health of American households during the COVID crisis, the economic conditions in members’ local communities, and other topics. The meeting will be Webcast live beginning at 1:00 p.m., ET.
ComE-IN was established by the FDIC Board of Directors in November 2006 to provide the agency with advice and recommendations on important initiatives to expand access to banking services for underserved populations. More information is available about the committee and its initiatives, and the comprehensive data for all household surveys.