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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING – APRIL 10, 2024

The next public meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) will be held on April 10, 2024, from 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Time. The meeting will be webcast here: Treasury webcast.

Treasury’s Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang will chair the meeting on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and will be joined by Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, who serves as Vice Chair of the FLEC.

The meeting will feature a panel on access to financial services for New Americans, including immigrants and refugees, as well as a spotlight discussion on promoting access to financial services and products for Muslim and Arab Americans.

You do not need to register to view the webcast. If you require a reasonable accommodation or communication access services such as Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) or sign language interpretation, please contact ReasonableAccommodationRequests@treasury.gov.

The agenda and more information will be available soon.

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