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News Releases: 2009

OCTOBER 28

*Media Advisory* Scam and Eggs: A Seminar on Consumer Protection Comes to Springfield, Mo.

WHAT:  The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and the Family and Community Trust will host a seminar that will provide an overview of the foreclosure crisis and increase awareness of consumer credit rights, mortgage fraud, foreclosure rescue schemes, and federal and state regulations.

WHEN:  Tuesday, Nov. 3, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  CST

WHERE:  COX North Hospital, Fountain Plaza Room
1423 N. Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, Mo., 65802

WHO:  Topics and Presenters include:

• Overview of the Foreclosure Crisis
  William Emmons, economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  
  
• Federal and State Consumer Protection Laws
  David Angle, assistant attorney general, Attorney General of Missouri
  
  
• Enforcement of Federal and State Law Relating to Mortgage Fraud and Foreclosure Scams
  Robyn McKee, assistant U.S. attorney, Western Division of Missouri, United States Department of Justice
  
  
• Panel on Community Resources for Help and Assistance
  Bob Horton, executive director, Urban Neighborhoods Alliance          
  Tonya Collister, housing director, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield
  Annette Fitzgerald, family financial education specialist, University of Missouri Extension
  Lyndsey Cherry, CASH financial literacy coordinator, Community Partnership of the Ozarks

Media must register in advance with Eileen Wolfington at 314-444-8308 or eileen.wolfington@stls.frb.org.