NEW YORK—The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will co-host “Assessing the Household Credit Recovery: Post-Crisis Developments in Credit Use and Credit Repair” on September 19 to discuss and examine emerging national and regional trends in consumer debt and access to credit. The event will be co-sponsored with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Conference speakers will share the latest research on trends in household lending, as well as strategies for how consumers can improve their balance sheets, repair credit, and gain access to mainstream financial products.
The conference will include the following panels and presentations:
- Overview of Consumer Debt and Credit Distress
- Emerging Research on Credit Use and Repair
- Assessing the Credit Viability of New Jersey Households
- Looking Forward: What Does This Mean for New Jersey and the Nation?
The full conference agenda is available here. Accredited members of the media are encouraged to RSVP to the conference by contacting Karyn Olsen of the Bloustein School.
Event Details:
Friday, September 19, 2014
9:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
33 Livingston Avenue, Special Events Forum
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Media Contacts:
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
NY.Fed.Media.Relations@ny.frb.org
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Daneil Mazone
215-574-7163
daneil.mazone@phil.frb.org
Bloustein School, Rutgers University
Karyn Olsen
848.932.2814
karyno@rutgers.edu
