Welcome & Framing of the Day

• Anna Steiger, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Christopher Pinkham, Maine Bankers Association

Setting the Stage

• Anthony Poore, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Ryan Neale, Maine Development Foundation

The Value Proposition of Maine’s Community Development Financial Institutions

• Bill Floyd, Genesis Community Loan Fund

How the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Can Benefit Maine’s CDFI’s Community

• Ken Willis, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

The Role of the CD Intermediary in Maine’s CDL & Investment Landscape

• Mike Finnegan, Coastal Enterprises Inc.
• Jayne Giles, Maine Stream Finance
• Mike Aube, Eastern Maine Development Corp
• Dennis Lajoie, Community Concepts Finance Corp
• Gail McBride, Norway Bank
• Sue Hammond, Four Directions Development Corp

Public Sources of Community Development Capital

• Marilyn Geroux, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Orman Whitcomb, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Charlie Emmons, Finance Authority of Maine

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) for Community Based Organizations

• Timothy DeLessio, Federal Deposit Insurance Company
• John Moore, Bangor Savings Bank

An afternoon session designed for Community Organizations to acquaint and better understand the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) that banks are regulated upon. This training is geared to help improve community organizations ability to partner with depository institutions. The goal is to help community organizations to work more effectively and constructively with banks to improve neighborhoods and communities.

The topics covered will include:

• CRA Basics,
• the Examination Process,
• Bank and Community Performance Context, and
• CRA Strategies