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Press Release
June 02, 2010

Consumer Advisory Council appointment
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The Federal Reserve Board has named Maeve Elise Brown, Executive
Director of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) in
Oakland, California, to fill a vacancy on its Consumer Advisory Council.
The Council advises the Board on the exercise of its responsibilities
under the Consumer Credit Protection Act and on other matters in the
area of consumer financial services. More information about the Council
is available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/cac.htm
Ms. Brown leads HERA, a California legal service and advocacy
organization. HERA's core practice areas are predatory or unfair
mortgage lending, foreclosure prevention, and fair housing, and the
organization offers technical assistance, training, and capacity-building
services in addition to direct legal representation.
Previously, Ms. Brown worked at the National Housing Law Project,
where she directed the organization's initiatives on predatory lending,
Section 8 homeownership, and Rural Housing Service foreclosure
avoidance. She also founded and served as the director of the
community economic development unit at a community law center in
Berkeley, California. She is a board member of Americans for Fairness
in Lending and is a member of the National Association of Consumer
Attorneys.
Ms. Brown's term on the Council will end in December 2012.

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