Fed Names Falk to Advisory Panel

Joseph Falk, a past president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers and its current legislative chair, has been named to the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board.The council, which meets three times a year in Washington, D.C., advises the Fed on important policy issues related to consumer financial services. Mr. Falk will serve a three-year term on the council. He is a consultant with the law firm Akerman Senterfitt, where he serves as an expert on lending, brokering, insurance, and other business issues. Mr. Falk is one of 10 new members who were added to the Consumer Advisory Council.