Events

The Advisory Group on APEC Financial System Capacity-Building

Chet Wiermanski attended an APEC Advisory Group meeting in Korea. The attendees made essential decisions regarding financial systm building, especially in promoting long term investment in financial infrastructure of APEC members.

​International Symposium on Personal Data Protection and Credit Reporting

  Patrick Walker presented twice at the International Symposium on Personal Data Protection and Credit Reporting in Beijing. Patrick spoke on how data protection relates to the credit industry as a whole as well as on how it impacts credit bureaus and information sharing, specifically.  

NASWA Winter Policy Forum: Rebuilding America’s Workforce

PERC Sponsors NASWA Winter Policy Forum: Rebuilding America’s Workforce. PERC is proud to support efforts by the leadership among state workforce agencies (SWAs) to collaborate on policy solutions to one of the most pressing economic policy issues of our generation. If you plan on attending, come say hello.

ASIA-PACIFIC FINANCIAL FORUM SEMINAR​ -CREATING AN EFFECTIVE MSME FINANCING ECOSYSTEM

Dr.  Turner will participate as moderator and  a panelist on the First 2017 ABAC Meeting​ in Bangkok, Thailand. He will moderate on Innovative Financing Mechanisms: Development and Potential for Funding MSMEs in addition to serving as a panelist  to discuss on how APFF/FIDN is helping APEC economies accelerate the development of their credit information infrastructure.

CFPB Field Hearing on Alternative Data in Charleston, West Virginia

PERC’s Patrick Walker joined a private community roundtable meeting with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray and attended the Field Hearing on Alternative Data. Mr. Walker provided comments at the hearing.

Financial Infrastructure Develop,emt Network Event

  Dr. Michael Turner presented at this three-day workshop on credit information sharing, using automated underwriting tools, FinTech, and Big Data in Manila from December 7-9, 2016, an APEC Finance Minister’s Process Initiative. Also participating were APCC members FICO, Lexis-Nexis, and TransUnion. View the speaking schedule here: FIDN_Manila_120416_FINAL

APEC Meetings Lima

PERC’s Patrick Walker will be attending and participating in this annual APEC summit.

APEC Executive Dialogue on Finance (Lima, Peru)

PERC CEO and President Dr. Michael Turner will participate in the APEC Executive Dialogue on Finance, in Lima, Peru. Dr. Turner will address member economy finance ministers, senior regulators, and industry leaders as part of a two-day workshop exploring key issues around financial inclusion.​

House Financial Services Committee

Dr. Michael Turner, President and CEO of PERC, testified before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit on a range of bills pertaining to consumer credit reporting. The hearing was titled “Examining Legislative Proposals to Address Consumer Access to Mainstream Banking Services.” To view the hearing, click on http://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=401040