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News Releases: 2009

OCTOBER 28

*Media Advisory* Scam and Eggs: A Seminar on Consumer Protection

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:  Monday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  CST   

WHERE:  Governor Office Building
200 Madison Street
Jefferson City, Mo. 65101

WHO:  Topics and Presenters include:

• Overview of the Foreclosure Crisis
  William Emmons, assistant vice president, 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
  Gene Porter, chief, Fraud and Corruption Unit, Western District of Missouri, United States Attorney’s Office  
  
  
• Panel on Community Resources for Help and Assistance
  Jamie Thompson, family financial education specialist, University of Missouri Extension     
  Dianna Moore, director of economic development, Central Missouri Community Action Agency
  Victoria Lautman, consumer complaint unit manager, Consumer Protection Division, Missouri Attorney General's Office

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