WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will
co-sponsor three community development workshops for bankers in June. These
workshops will provide information to bankers on ways to participate in various
community development programs and will show how participation can positively
impact their bank’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating. These programs are
being coordinated by OCC’s Community Affairs Department which offers a range of
educational resources to assist national banks in structuring their CRA
programs.
The first workshop will be held on June 16 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is
co-sponsored by the OCC, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis, the Barret School of Banking, and the Community Development
Council of Memphis. This workshop is designed to identify potential areas of
collaboration between banks and community development corporations in the
implementation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s
Neighborhood Stabilization Program. For registration and details regarding the
event please visit: http://www.stlouisfed.org/community_development/events/.
The other two events will focus on investing in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
from a community banker’s perspective.
The June 23 forum will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in partnership with
the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Pittsburgh. For location and details regarding the event, please contact
ann.killian@fhlb-pgh.com.
The June 25 forum will be held in Glen Allen, Virginia in partnership with the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the Virginia Bankers Association, the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, the Virginia Community Development Corporation and
the Virginia Housing Development Authority. For registration and details
regarding the event please visit:
http://www.frbconferences.org/richmond/09LIHTC/.
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