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What This Webinar Will Cover
 The differences between electronic benefit transfer
(EBT) and electronic payment card (EPC) systems
 Treasury’s new regulations regarding electronic
payment of federal benefits
 Consumer protection issues associated with EPCs
 Legislative remedies to protect low-income public
benefit recipients
Panelists
 Kay Kuhlman, Assistant Director, Financial Markets and Community
Investment, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
 Walt Henderson, Director of the EFT Strategy Division, the U.S.
Department of Treasury
 Suzanne Martindale, Attorney and Associate Policy Analyst, Consumers
Union
 Lauren Saunders, Managing Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
 Jean Ann Fox, Director of Financial Services, Consumer Federation of
America
 Judith Glassgold, Senior Policy Advisor on Health and Domestic Social
Policy, Congressman Sandy Levin (D-MI)
Kay D. Kuhlman
Assistant Director,
Financial Markets and
Community Investment
The U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO)
Walt Henderson
Director,
EFT Strategy Division
U.S. Department of Treasury
Financial Management
Service (FMS)
Suzanne Martindale
Attorney and
Associate Policy Analyst
Consumers Union
Lauren K. Saunders
Managing Attorney
Jean Ann Fox
Director of Financial Services
Consumer Federation of
America
Judith Glassgold
Senior Policy Advisor on Health and
Domestic Social Policy
Congressman Sandy Levin (D-MI)
Resources
 http://www.povertylaw.org/clearinghousereview/web-extras/electronic-benefitscards/resources/
 Upcoming law review article in the May-June issue of
the Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and
Policy
 The Shriver Brief
http://www.theshriverbrief.org/articles/asset-building/
 Asset Coalition Toolkit for States (ACTS)
http://www.assetcoalitiontoolkit.org/
Upcoming Webinar
Accessible Assets, Part 2:
Asset Development Strategies for
People with Disabilities
Thursday, February 17 @ 1:30 – 3:00 pm CST
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