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Advanced Search About the Fed News & Events Monetary Policy Supervision & Regulation Payment Systems Economic Research Data Consumers & Communities Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system. Home > News & Events > Press Releases Press Release September 16, 2010 Federal Reserve announces agenda for September 24 public hearing on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act For immediate release Share The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the agenda and panelists for the last of four public hearings this year on potential revisions to Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The final hearing will be held Friday, September 24, at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth A. Duke will deliver opening remarks. Live video of the event will be available online at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/federalreserve . Those who want to attend in person must register online by 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 22. HMDA requires lenders to provide detailed annual reports of their mortgage lending to regulators and the public. The hearings will help the Board gather information about whether its current regulations are working as intended and what changes might be needed. The full hearing agenda is available online. Panelists include representatives from community and consumer organizations, mortgage lenders, researchers, federal government officials, and other interested parties. Members of the public are invited to express their opinions during an open-mike period. Sign-up for the open-mike will be on a firstcome, first-served basis beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the event, and remarks will be limited to five minutes. Written statements of any length may be submitted for the record. More information about the hearings, including instructions for submitting written comments, is available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/communitydev/hmda_hearings.htm. Last Update: September 16, 2010 BOARD OF GOVERNORS of the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM About the Fed News & Events Monetary Policy Supervision & Regulation Payment Systems Economic Research Data Consumers & Communities TOOLS AND INFORMATION STAY CONNECTED Contact Publications Freedom of Information (FOIA) Office of Inspector General Budget & Performance | Audit No FEAR Act Español Website Policies | Privacy Program Accessibility BOARD OF GOVERNORS of the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 20th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20551