Upcoming Events

Connecting Resources to Your Small Business Clients Workshop (Las Vegas, NV - June 25, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are sponsoring a workshop to provide information on resources and alternative credit opportunities for small business on June 25, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Financial institution and local government representatives, and small business educators and technical assistance providers will leave with a comprehensive knowledge base for their clients.  Attendees will also have an opportunity to interact with panelists during the day. 

Community Investing: Understanding Community Development and the CRA (Orlando, FL - June 25, 2013) 
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta will co-sponsor a CRA training workshop on June 25, 2013 in Orlando, Florida.  This forum will include opportunities for networking and joint learning on specialized topics for bankers and community organizations. Sessions will include CRA and economic updates and two break-out sessions: one for financial institutions and the other for community based organizations. A joint session in the afternoon will highlight case studies and real-life CRA scenarios that emphasize best practices and collaborative efforts between banks and community based organizations to meet community needs. 

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.