Upcoming Events

Delta Community Development Forum: A Focus on Microfinance Opportunities (Helena AR- May 29, 2013)
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will host a free session on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and micro-lending on May 29, 2013 in Helena Arkansas. The event will focus on microbusiness finance opportunities and the obstacles facing small businesses in the Delta when applying for small dollar credit. The event will also promote partnership opportunities between the micro-lenders and the financial institutions. For more information please contact District Community Affairs Officer Scarlett Duplechain at (832)-325-6952.

Building Partnerships: Interagency CRA Workshop for Community Based Organizations (Salisbury, MD- May 30, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will co-sponsor a CRA workshop for community-based organizations on May 30, 2013 in Salisbury, Maryland. The workshop is designed for staff of community-based organizations who are interested in obtaining current information and training on the CRA and how it can benefit their organizations. It will explore how to constructively work with banks to improve neighborhoods and communities.

Small Business Lending Summit (Denver, CO- June 13, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will co-sponsor a Small Business Lending Summit on June 13, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The Small Business Lending Summit will provide information about state and federal small business credit enhancement programs as well as ways banks can partner with CDFI microlenders.

Business Opportunities in Community Development Lending (Augusta, ME- June 14, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will a Community Development Lending forum on June 14, 2013 in Augusta, Maine.  The morning portion of the workshop will focus on the work of community development intermediaries operating in the State of Maine.  The afternoon session will provide an opportunity for community organizations to learn about the Community Reinvestment Act.

Growing Rural Economies: A Microbusiness Lending Forum (July 2, 2013 - Ruston, LA) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host a forum on new and innovative loan products for funding microbusinesses on July 2, 2013, in Ruston, Louisiana.  Representatives from SBA, ACCION, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Louisiana Economic Development will be on hand to discuss their loan products and technical assistance programs.

Export Financing Opportunities for Community Banks (Knoxville, TN - July 10, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Small Business Administration, and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will be co-sponsoring an export financing workshop on July 10, 2013, in Knoxville, Tennessee. This workshop will educate lenders on the opportunities to grow their small business lending by utilizing the SBA's Export Financing Programs and the US Export-Import Bank. Panelists will describe programs that mitigate banks' risks by guaranteeing loans made using these programs as well as other resources bankers' business clients.

Export Financing Opportunities for Community Banks (Kingsport, TN - July 11, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Small Business Administration, and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will be co-sponsoring an export financing workshop on July 11, 2013, in Kingsport, Tennessee. This workshop will educate lenders on the opportunities to grow their small business lending by utilizing the SBA's Export Financing Programs and the US Export-Import Bank. Panelists will describe programs that mitigate banks' risks by guaranteeing loans made using these programs as well as other resources useful to bankers' business clients.

Indianapolis Interagency CRA 101 Training (Indianapolis, IN - July 11, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will co-sponsor a CRA training workshop on July 11, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The workshop will provide bank and thrift CRA officers with an overview of CRA exam preparation, information on how to identify qualified investments and community development loans and services, and suggestions for developing a CRA plan.  The workshop will also cover the topics of assessing community needs and creating a bank's individual CRA performance context and more.