On September 9, 1999, representatives of NACM met with two senior legal officers representing the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board in order to clarify issues surrounding the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and guaranties of spouses dealing with the extension of business credit. Participating for NACM were Jack Clark, CCE, Chairman of NACM's Government Affairs Committee and Chairman Elect of NACM, Robin Schauseil, NACM Executive Vice President,Jim Wise, NACM Washington Representative, and Charles Tatelbaum, NACM Counsel. Representing the Federal Reserve Board at the meeting were Leonard Chanin, Managing Counsel, and Kathleen Ryan, Attorney for the Federal Reserve Board. …