Over the next few days, you will be discussing many issues relating to financial inclusion—such as housing, small businesses, workforce participation, and other topics—to which we at the Federal Reserve share a commitment, and that we view as critical to our mission. Our economy is stronger when everyone has a chance to contribute fully and share in our national prosperity.
And I personally believe that financial inclusion helps us realize a founding notion of our country—that this is a place where opportunity, innovation, and productivity are encouraged and rewarded.