Chicago Fed Names New Advisor

In a statement released Monday, ""NDeX"":http://www.apcdefault.com/ announced the appointment of its president and chief financial officer, Scott Goldstein, to the ""Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago"":http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/index.cfm Advisory Council.

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""Scott represents a combination of business savvy and economic vision that will prove to be a valuable resource in his role with the ""Fed"":http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/index.cfm,"" James P. Dolan, president, CEO and chairman of ""The Dolan Company"":http://www.thedolancompany.com/, which owns ""NDeX"":http://www.apcdefault.com/, said in a statement.

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""This is an extremely important role considering these challenging economic times,"" he added.

According to the statement, Advisory Council members serve the Chicago central bank over a two-year term. The ""Fed"":http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/index.cfm appoints individuals and organizations from across the Midwest economy, and these advisors, in turn, meet biannually with ""Fed"":http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/index.cfm President Charles Evans and other senior bank officials ├â┬ó├óÔÇÜ┬¼├óÔé¼┼ô ""an important process"" that contributes to the way the ""Fed"":http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/index.cfm organizes its monetary policy, the statement said.

Before serving as president of ""NDeX"":http://www.apcdefault.com/, Goldstein rose through the ranks to act as chief financial officer of ""Trott & Trott"":http://www.trottlaw.com/, a Michigan-based default law firm.

He holds degrees from ""Fordham University"":http://www.fordham.edu/ and ""Lehigh University"":http://www4.lehigh.edu/default.aspx, and actively participates in several professional organizations, including the ""Mortgage Bankers Association"":http://mbaa.org/default.htm, ""Financial Executives International"":http://www.financialexecutives.org/EWEB/startpage.aspx?site=_fei, and the ""United Trustees Association"":http://www.unitedtrustees.com/.

According to its Web site, Michigan-based ""NDeX"":http://www.apcdefault.com/ is a technology and processing services provider for law firms across the country.