The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will host its 43rd annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition Wednesday through Friday at the Westin Hotel, 909 N. Michigan Ave.
The conference encourages dialogue and debate on current public-policy issues affecting the financial-services industry. The event will address Basel II capital regulation, payday lending activity, the changing real estate markets, risk management, financial stability, banking industry structure and government-sponsored enterprises. A number of sessions will be dedicated to the conference theme: The Mixing of Banking and Commerce.
Speakers include: Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board; Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.; Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and James Leach, former chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. Congress.
The cost to attend is $450. For information, visit www.chicago fed.org/BankStructureConfer ence, call Blanca Sepulveda at 312-322-8340, or e-mail bsepulve@frbchi.org.
