ADVISORY/Robert Pitofsky Featured as Keynote Speaker at Consumer Mortgage Education Consortium Conference.

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WHO:         Robert Pitofsky, chairman
             Federal Trade Commission

WHAT:        Pitofsky, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, will
             be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Consumer
             Mortgage Education Consortium Conference.  The topic of
             the conference is "New Dimensions in Home Ownership and
             Housing Finance -- Understanding the Subprime Credit
             Market."

NEWS:        Pitofsky will be announcing the launch of new policy
             initiatives designed to rein in abuses by some members of
             the subprime mortgage industry.  The conference is
             designed to provide a thorough overview of the subprime
             credit market and lending process.

WHEN:        Friday, Oct. 23, 1998
             Noon to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:       Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta
             Ballroom 3

CONTACT:     Consumer Mortgage Education Consortium
             Jason Grange, 404/881-9898, Room No. 1517
             Gemma Cunningham, 949/494-8312

The CMEC Conference is sponsored by the Consumer Mortgage Education
Consortium, a collaboration of three pre-eminent civil rights groups:
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, The National Fair Housing
Alliance and the National Association of Neighborhoods.