Dear Readers,

The month of April has been declared Financial Literacy Month by District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty. And the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) is taking on an aggressive agenda to reach out to the District consumers. 

For the spring months of April, May and June, DISB’s public communication focuses on consumer education on mortgage lending, saving and investing. By visiting community meetings, making presentations at AARP chapters, community centers and hosting seminars at public libraries, etc., DISB is taking the information to the public to promote great campaigns such as Insure U, Wise & Safe Investing for people 50 and over and DC Saves. 

Besides consumer outreach, DISB is also working with the Council of the District of Columbia to make the capital city more attractive to financial businesses. In this month’s newsletter, you will read about the approval of a new District bank, new captive laws in effect and the Council’s new bill to eliminate itself from the bank charter approval process along with other business news.

As always, we hope you will find something in our newsletter pages that keeps you coming back for more.

Happy Reading!!
DISB Office of Communications