The Illinois Bankers Association and its Emerging Markets Advisory Committee is committed to helping financial institutions attract and serve Latino customers and communities, as well as other emerging markets. It is critical that financial institutions become more knowledgeable about these emerging markets, and about the opportunities that exist. We encourage financial institutions to use these resources to help educate their staff as well as their customers.

This resource center is designed to inform you of:

• upcoming events in which you can participate,
• articles and studies surrounding this emerging population, and
• publications and websites linking you to various governmental agencies, trade groups and other nonprofit companies.

Event(s)

• Federal Reserve - Events

Articles/Studies

• Increasing Wealth in Latino Community (July 2007)
• Census Measures Ethnic Shifts (August 2007)
• How to Reach Chicago's Mexican Market: A Case Study (2006)
• Frequently Asked Questions - Matricula Consular (July 2004)
• Frequently Asked Questions - Matricula Consular (Spanish) (July 2004)

Latino Culture/Marketing

• Hispanic/Latino Market Profile
• Hispanic Market Opportunities
• Hispanic Media Share - What Top Advertisers Are Spending or Not?
• Hispanics Become Area's Largest Minority Group
• Relating Not Translating: Why and How to Market to U.S. Latinos
• Emerging Markets and Financial Services in the Latino Community: Problems and Strategies
• Nonprofit Says Reaching Latinos Takes Creativity

Publications

• Your Basic Banking Guide
• Spanish Interpreter Guide
• Legal Holiday Closing Signs
• Spanish Coloring Book

Resource Links

Association/Nonprofit Groups

• Appleseed
  Publications on how to bank the immigrant market
• Hispanic Marketing & Communication Association
  Resources on how to market to the Latino market
• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Center for Economic Progress
  Information on free tax preparation and ITIN lending workshops
• Pew Hispanic Center
  Statistical data on the Latino market
• University of Notre Dame - The Institute for Latino Studies
  Statistical information on the Latin Market in Chicago
• Metro Chicago Information Center
  Provides custom research services as well as statistical data

Government

• Federal Reserve - Publications
• Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Center for the Study of Financial Access for Immigrants
• FedACH International Exchange Rates
• FDIC - Money Smart Program
• Deposit Insurance Coverage Online Deposit Insurance Estimator Now Available (Spanish)
• US Department of the Treasury
• Mexico - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Embassy of Mexico - Weblog
• Embassy of Mexico in Chicago
• Mexican Consulate
• IRS Information
  Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Information, ITIN Lending, ITIN Acceptance Agent, forms, publications and Q&A

Media Outreach

• 10 Tips to Protect Yourself from Mortgage Fraud
  March 2006
• 10 Tips to Protect Yourself from Mortgage Fraud
  March 2006 (Spanish)
• PSAs - Mortgage Fraud

Publication Resources

• Hispanic Bank Marketing
• Hispanic Trends.com
• Hispanic Career World