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Media Contact:
Julianne Fisher Breitbeil
(202) 898-6895
jbreitbeil@fdic.gov
FDIC to Hold 8th Annual Consumer Research
Symposium in Arlington, Virginia
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will sponsor its 8th Annual
Consumer Research Symposium on October 12, 2018. The conference will feature brief
remarks by FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams, presentations of selected research papers,
and a distinguished guest lecture on
fairness in machine learning from Aaron Roth, Class of 1940 Bicentennial
Term Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of
Pennsylvania.
More than 100 research papers were submitted for consideration,
and eight were selected to be presented at the conference. These papers will be
discussed during four panel sessions focusing on interventions to improve financial
behavior, liquidity shocks and household consumption, mortgage markets and
consumer decision-making.
The goal of the
symposium is to facilitate discussion of recent research on consumers'
capabilities, knowledge, preferences, and experiences in the market for
financial products and services, as well as the effects of public policy
interventions and new regulations on consumers, households, communities, and
financial institutions. A diverse audience of participants from academia,
government agencies, nonprofit groups, and industry is expected.
The event will take place in the Bair Auditorium at the FDIC
Seidman Center, located at 3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22226.
Reporters wishing to attend should contact the FDIC's Office of
Communications at mediarequests@fdic.gov.
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Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation’s banking system. The
FDIC insures deposits at the nation’s banks and savings associations, 5,542 as of June 30, 2018.
It promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars—insured
financial institutions fund its operations.
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and may also be obtained through the FDIC’s Public Information Center (877-275-3342
or 703-562-2200). PR-72-2018
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