Woodstock Institute Board of Directors Chair Ada Skyla, PLD, J.D. Chpii Hall Ma far Chii July 10,2008 a! the Univcrsi~~ of Chicago hncdhh Put Cbir Cbnrlts M. HIII, Sr. Cbyles Hill &Associates. bo. Mr. Robert E. Feldman Executive Secretary Attention: Comments/Legal ESS Trcrsclm Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Pam& Danidr-&lki LaSalle Bank, N.A. 550 1 71h Street, NW Mcmben Washington, DC 20429 Malcolm Ba4 PLD. Woodnodr~ Re: RIN 3064-AD28 Robut Cbuldn QapiimCclrtaforChilbm At the Uniycrsity of Chicago Dear Mr. Feldman: Marta Choa Urban Chicago Tmit Authority Cheryl DevllIl I am writing on behalf of Woodstock Institute, a Chicago-based community reinvestment research and policy development organization, in support of the FDIC's Interim Final Thomu Pltqibbon MB Firmuid Rule to permit state non-member banks to participate or assist in financial education Cbda HiU, Jr. programs conducted on school premises, including the receipt of deposits, payment of Mwca County OIlico of Economic Oppommity checks, or lending of money. (1 ,I . r, / , 0 I 3. , hdd Immergtuck .\.;is..! .' ,.,.,, . " . :. . " .4' . Gc&a lashto of Technology state non-membsr.b& shbuld not be required to subniit ;branch applicatidh in order to R+dLe" ~0fIkaCttyAdminimator c~nduct +se tcfici,tie~w&g as they . :,, , are I. teed out as part of a school-based financial . CilyofEartOrmga ':I . .-I !- . I'i, ... r &!&atibq ., i :. 3!, piop, By, wariiii$"this requiiemenk it"is ...
Woodstock Institute
Board of Directors
Chair
Ada Skyla, PLD, J.D.
Chpii Hall Ma far Chii
July 10,2008 a! the Univcrsi~~ of Chicago
hncdhh Put Cbir
Cbnrlts M. HIII, Sr.
Cbyles Hill &Associates. bo.
Mr. Robert E. Feldman
Executive Secretary
Attention: Comments/Legal ESS
Trcrsclm
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Pam& Danidr-&lki
LaSalle Bank, N.A. 550 1 71h Street, NW
Mcmben Washington, DC 20429
Malcolm Ba4 PLD.
Woodnodr~
Re: RIN 3064-AD28 Robut Cbuldn
QapiimCclrtaforChilbm
At the Uniycrsity of Chicago
Dear Mr. Feldman:
Marta Choa Urban
Chicago Tmit Authority
Cheryl DevllIl I am writing on behalf of Woodstock Institute, a Chicago-based community reinvestment
research and policy development organization, in support of the FDIC's Interim Final
Thomu Pltqibbon
MB Firmuid Rule to permit state non-member banks to participate or assist in financial education
Cbda HiU, Jr. programs conducted on school premises, including the receipt of deposits, payment of
Mwca County OIlico of
Economic Oppommity checks, or lending of money.
(1 ,I . r, / , 0 I 3.
, hdd Immergtuck
.\.;is..! .' ,.,.,, . " . :. . " .4' . Gc&a lashto of Technology
state non-membsr.b& shbuld not be required to subniit ;branch applicatidh in order to R+dLe"
~0fIkaCttyAdminimator c~nduct +se tcfici,tie~w&g as they . :,, , are I. teed out as part of a school-based financial . CilyofEartOrmga
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&!&atibq ., i :. 3!, piop, By, wariiii$"this requiiemenk it"is ouriopm~on4 that a significant tbr towe
AmTwt Baak regulptory iv'&uld.bk' '=lihihatF. . , .. :.c.:li. 'n'is 7 Godid .. I en~ouriSe1lb~lil:li&ial . ,I..:,4 I.,... - itiSti?hibds
Stcvm McCuIlough to 'Ijrbiride dikdi f7nan&il ~ervidei ak part of 'a ''financial 'Ktetendy 'cuh~ulum, adding Bcchcl New1 Life. Inc.
Mlhd Mitcbdl $?:on~pi~?ry~~e.y:ly~ !o$he yyfse. , !, , ; :. . MitdlcU Develcpmmt
cunmlm Iac. .I.. pi. * 1; &; ., r... By iome estrmates, he&ly half of tht 4@ &illioli 'h;d&sehdlds. Burrenil$ 'hba'oked. bi Maty Nelson, PLD.
BcthclNow~k underbanked, have young people present in some 18 million of those households." W&
Q. Lemy Parbee0 banks can provide basic financial services through schools, it presents a meaningfbl Tbs Lam Fund
opportunity to give financial literacy training at a young age. This will help prepare Stme PuLln* PkD.
Ccata f%r Ncigldmhd young people for critical financial decisions, such as a rental agreement, mortgage
Tdx~ology
application, or student loan occurs. It would also offer participating financial inaitrithlis Gail Sthecbter
Intcrfnich Holl~isg CauU of the dI;'~ortb;& to identify n&ir customers before crkdit d4.i;r8vfoirk' akod $oblems
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mabe ac~ount,ovnership difficult or unlikely.
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1- Mr. Robert E. Feldman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
July 10,2008
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For 35-years, Woodstock Institute has worked to identify the best and worst practices in the financial
services industry, develop public policy to correct unfair or deceptive practices, and widely distribute the
local impacts of consumer lending and mortgage lending in lower-income and minority markets.
Sincerely,
Tom Feltner
Policy and Communications Director