Michael Barr, Speech: Remarks at the “Banking on Financial Inclusion” Conference

“To conclude, I’ve focused today on using the tools we have to address discrimination in lending, supporting communities, and developing products and services to meet customer needs. As I said at the outset, these are complex problems with no easy solutions, but we have an obligation to do our part. One final important role we have to play is encouraging awareness of these issues, and conferences such as these have tremendous value in this regard. On that note, once again, I’d like to thank Hope and Jackson State University for hosting today’s event, and I look forward to your questions.”