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Consumer Resource Center

FDIC Hosts Los Angeles Tri-Annual Alliance for Economic Inclusion Forum: Building Financial Capacity during Tax Season

Event Date
- (1 - 2:45pm EST)
Location
Webinar, Webex, registration information below.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is hosting the Los Angeles Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) Forum. The forum will focus on opportunities and resources for Building Financial Capacity during Tax Season for low- and moderate-income (LMI) households. The speakers will also present findings from the 2021 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. The forum will further highlight opportunities to build financial capacity by supporting Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, discuss strategies and resources to bank the unbanked, and promote a commitment to savings through the launch of the LA Saves 2023 campaign. The AEI Working Groups will unveil the 2023 Action Plans to increase economic inclusion and share how attendees can proactively engage in the efforts.

Presenters:

  • Dawnnesha Smith, Chief, Center for Financial Empowerment and Foreclosure Prevention, Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Los Angeles County
  • Audrey Castillo, Assistant Director, Community Economic Development Services, KYCC
  • Erika Toriz, Executive Director, Haven Neighborhood Services, AEI Credit Builder & Marketing Working Group Chair
  • Chun-Yen Chen, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Community Fund, AEI Financial Education & Speakers Bureau Working Group Chair
  • Corrine McLaurin Grewal, Senior Vice President, CRA Officer, Bank of Southern California, AEI Small Business Working Group Chair
  • Laurie Udit, Los Angeles Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Jeffrey Weinstein, Senior Financial Economist, FDIC
  • Luke W. Reynolds, Regional Manager, Community Affairs, FDIC
  • Mary Salinas Durón, Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC

Who should attend:

Organizations that participate, or want to participate, in the Los Angeles AEI, which includes financial institutions, non-profit community-based organizations, community development financial institutions, and government agencies

Registration Information:

To register online, click Register and fill out the needed information. You will receive a confirmation email once completed.

Register

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about the event, please email Mary Salinas Durón at mduron@fdic.gov.

Additional Resources:

Tag(s)
Community Affairs

Last Updated: August 5, 2024