FDIC Advisory Committee will meet to Discuss Unbanked/Underbanked Survey — 2018-10-18

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN) will meet on Wednesday, October 24, to discuss the results of the latest FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Other topics for discussion by the Advisory Committee include discussions on research related to the effectiveness of mobile text notifications by the U.K. – Financial Conduct Authority and discussions about introducing young people to the financial mainstream through youth employment programs and deposit accounts. The meeting will be open to the general public and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the FDIC’s Board Room, 6th Floor, 550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Security screening and presentation of valid photo identification are required to enter the building. The meeting also will be webcast live. The meeting agenda and a link to the webcast can be found at https://www.fdic.gov/about/comein/2018/2018-10-24-agenda.html.