NCSL BANKING FSL PARTNERS PROJECT
Steering Committee Meeting Summary
Friday, December 12, 2003, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
NCSL’s Banking Partners Project Steering Committee met on Friday, December 12 in Washington, D.C.. Committee members present included: Representative Donna Stone, Delaware, Chair of the Steering Committee; Representative David Clark, Utah; Senator Dorinda Connor, Delaware; Ryan Wilson, Maryland Department of Legislative Services; Jill Finson, AARP; Sharon Hermanson, AARP; Mary Wallace, AARP; Spencer Hathaway, AARP Consultant; Colleen Kelly, CUNA; Caroline Carlson, Foundation for State Legislatures; Nancy Rhyme, Foundation for State Legislatures; Heather Morton, NCSL; Jo Anne Bourquard, NCSL; Mary Fairchild, NCSL; Ron Snell, NCSL; and Cheye Calvo, NCSL. Others present included: Matthew Street, American Bankers Association; Gary Fields, American Bankers Association; Carol Stewart, CFSA; John McEntire, CFSA; and Paul Richmann, MBAA.
Members discussed possible project topics. Financial literacy, alternative financial services, predatory mortgage lending, payday lending, access to fair credit services and credit counseling. Suggestions included: organizing a session at Spring Forum on enacted state predatory mortgage laws to analyze and discuss what is working and what is not working in enforcement; creating a primer on the issues for legislators to define terms and explain the significant enactments in financial services issues; and collecting and indexing current financial literacy products for state legislators.
Members were briefed on possible project deliverables. Possible projects include: articles in NCSL’s State Legislatures magazine, LegisBriefs, state legislative reports, Web posting and sessions at the Spring Forum, Annual Meeting and Fall Forum.
Caroline Carlson provided a summary of how NCSL Foundation Partners Projects operate and funding possibilities.
Next meeting of the Banking Partners Project Steering Committee and Spring Forum session:
April 28-May 1, 2004 Spring Forum
Washington, D.C.
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