

	November 30, 2006 HP-183 US Treasurer to Visit Texas To Reach Out to Unbanked Border Communities More Than Twice as Likely to Lack Mainstream Financial Services U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr. will visit Edinburg, TX on Monday and Tuesday, December 4-5, to participate in a regional conference to reach the unbanked. Treasury will host financial literacy events throughout the day to help families take control of their finances, save for retirement and understand the importance of establishing credit. Approximately 10 million or more unbanked households in America do not have accounts at mainstream financial institutions and must pay extraordinarily high fees for basic financial services. An estimated 23 percent of families living in rural U.S.-Mexico border communities are unbanked, more than twice the national average. Members of the press should contact Brittni Aldridge at 202-622-2591 to attend any events. Schedule of Press Events for Monday, Dec. 4: 8:00 a.m. CST Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Iannicola Jr. Financial Education Lesson with Freddy Gonzalez Elementary Students Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School 2401 South Sugar Road Edinburg, TX 9:00 a.m. CST U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Media Availability University of Texas Pan-American Administrative and Academic Support Annex 2412 South Highway 281 Edinburg, TX 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Iannicola Jr. National Credit Union Administration Chairman JoAnn Johnson Financial Literacy and Education Commission's Southwest Regional Conference on Reaching Unbanked People University of Texas Pan-American Administrative and Academic Support Annex 2412 South Highway 281 Edinburg, TX 5:30 p.m. CST Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Iannicola Jr. Office of Congressman Hinojosa's Community Event on Personal Financial Education Administrative and Academic Support Annex 2412 South Highway 281 Edinburg, TX Schedule of Press Events for Tuesday, Dec. 5: 9:00 a.m. CST Luz Figuereo, Treasury Office of Financial Education Financial education lessons with La Villa high school students La Villa High School 200 West Highway 107 La Villa, Texas