Media Advisory

Richard H. Nieman, Superintendent of Banks for New York, to Address Exchequer Club

NEW YORK, NY (01/15/2008)(readMedia)-- Richard H. Neiman, Superintendent of Banks for New York, is going to address the Exchequer Club at their monthly luncheon in Washington, D.C. Mr. Neiman’s remarks will focus on the importance of state regulators in developing effective solutions to the subprime crisis.

Who: Superintendent Richard H. Neiman, New York State Banking Department

When: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, 1 p.m. remarks

Where: St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets, N.W.

Contact: Press availability immediately following remarks. Media RSVP to: glorimar.perez-gonzalez@banking.state.ny.us.

More: The New York State Banking Department is the regulator for all state-chartered banking institutions, virtually all of the United States offices of international banking institutions, all of the State’s mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers, check cashers, money transmitters and budget planners. The aggregate assets of the depository institutions supervised by the Banking Department are more than $1.9 trillion.

To contact the Banking Department, please call 1-877-BANK-NYS or visit our Web site at www.banking.state.ny.us.

-30-