FDIC to Host Public Forum on Consumer Privacy in the Financial Services Industry.Business Editors/Consumer & Banking Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2000 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000. (FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ) will host a forum on consumer privacy in an electronic age at which the Clinton Administration's point person on privacy, Peter Swire of the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. , will discuss the future of privacy law. The forum--"Is It Any of Your Business? Consumer Information, Privacy and the Financial Services Industry"--will consist of panel discussions and question-and-answer sessions. FDIC Chairman Donna Tanoue will preside over the forum. Federal Reserve Board Governor Ed Gramlich, Office of Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) was established as a bureau of the Treasury Department in August 1989 as part of a major Reorganization Plan of the thrift regulatory structure mandated by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) (12 U.S.C.A. Director Ellen Seidman and Wall Street Journal Washington Bureau Chief Alan Murray will moderate the panels. Other panelists at the forum will include: Mike Hatch, Minnesota Attorney General; Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group; Frank Torres, Consumer's Union; and Julie Johnson, BankOne. The forum will be held on Thursday, March 23 at the L. William Seidman L. William Seidman is an American economist and financial commentator. Born April, 29, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wife Sally Seidman. Six children. Seidman received his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College, his law degree from Harvard University, and an Center Auditorium, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
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