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By Sean Luechtefeld on 05/06/2011 @ 10:00 AM

Tags: Events

On May 23 & 24, the third annual Microfinance USA Conference will be held in New York City. CFED is proud to announce that Vice President for Policy & Research Ida Rademacher and Director of Research Genevieve Melford will both be presenting at this years gathering of the microfinance field!

Ida’s first session, Achieving Household Financial Security: The Critical Role CDFIs are Playing, will explore the many factors necessary for a household to achieve financial security. From gaining skills to increasing income, and from leveraging savings to protecting financial gains, Community Development Financial Institutions are playing a key role. This panel will explore that role, starting with CFED’s new Household Financial Security framework.

Ida will also be presenting on a panel called Cities for Financial Empowerment. Participants in this panel will learn about the range of creative value-added roles municipal governments can play in educating, empowering and protecting residents within the financial marketplace. This panel will also include our close friend Leigh Phillips of the City and County of San Francisco Office of the Treasurer and Cathy Mahon of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs.

Finally, Gen’s panel is titled Lasting Access: How Pioneering Institutions are Making a Business Case for Serving the Unbanked. While we all know that many financial institutions and nonprofit practitioners are exploring creative ways to bank the un(der)banked, it is unclear whether these strategies will last beyond a few political or business cycles. This panel will explore a few of the creative approaches out there that practitioners are taking to create a lasting solution for un(der)banked Americans.

We hope you’ll be able to attend Microfinance USA 2011. To register for the event or for more information, visit the Microfinance USA website today!

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