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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING – APRIL 25, 2023

The next public meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) will be held on April 25, 2023, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be webcast here.

Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang will chair the meeting on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen. The Vice Chair of the FLEC, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will also participate.

This FLEC meeting will feature a panel focused on financial access for justice-involved individuals and highlight the interagency work on alternatives to incarceration and reentry led by the White House. The meeting will also include a panel highlighting the successful public-private-nonprofit collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate safe and timely receipt of economic impact payments via direct deposit to a bank account; panelists will discuss lessons learned and share implementation best practices.

You do not need to register to view the webcast. If you require a reasonable accommodation or communication access services such as Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) or sign language interpreters, please contact ReasonableAccommodationRequests@treasury.gov.

Please click here for the agenda.

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The Financial Literacy and Education Commission's vision is of sustained financial well-being for all individuals and families in the U.S. In furtherance of this vision, the Commission sets strategic direction for policy, education, practice, research, and coordination so that all Americans make informed financial decisions.

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