Community Development Banking Opportunities in the 21st Century: A Senior Bank Leadership Interagency Convening

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November 3, 2014

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

New Hampshire Audubon Center

84 Silk Farm Road

Concord, NH 03301

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in partnership with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency invite you to participate in a Senior Banker convening to discuss "Community Development Banking Opportunities in the 21st Century." This unique interagency event will bring together Bank CEOs and other senior leadership with financial institution regulators to engage in a candid and robust discussion of the key components that make community development a profitable business line: •Bankers will discuss their innovative approaches to meeting community needs.

Bankers will discuss strategies they have utilized to incorporate community development activities as an integral part of their Bank's business model.
Participants will engage in a discussion on current and emerging community development opportunities and how to build connections with the communities they serve.

Goal: Incorporating Community Development Activities in your Bank's Strategic Plan

8:30 a.m. – 9:00

Agenda

8:30 am	Continental Breakfast & Registration
9:00 am	Welcome Anna Steiger, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
9:10 am	Opening Remarks Christiana L. Thornton, President/Chief Executive Officer, New Hampshire Bankers Association
9:20 am	Acknowledgments & Framing of the Day Carmen Panacopoulos, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
9:45 am	Overview of the Interagency Q & As on CRA that were finalized last November Bonita Irving, Office of the Comptroller and Currency (OCC)
10:00 am	Moderated Panel Presentations Ken Willis, First Vice President, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston John Moore, Senior Vice President and CRA Officer, Bangor Savings Bank Arthur Casavant, Vice President and CRA Officer, People's United Bank Bill Shanahan, President, Northern New England Housing Investment Fund John Flanders, Chief Operating Officer, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
11:00 am	Break
11:15 am	Reflections & Opportunities Framing Questions What current community development activities support your Bank's business model? What emerging community development opportunities will help to build your Bank's business? How will you grow market share and build deeper customer and community connections? Who are the partner organizations in your market that will help make your bank more successful?
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch & Networking