Business Opportunities in Community Development Lending: Rhode Island
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Olneyville Housing Corporation and Rhode Island LISC invite you to join community bankers, community development practitioners & policy makers, nonprofit lenders, for-profit developers and municipal government representatives in discussing community development finance in the era of sequestration.
Community development initiatives have never required more creativity, collaboration and patience. Furthermore, balancing organizational priorities and market opportunities within the context of today’s economy requires private and public development professionals to collaborate in ways seldom considered a few years ago. Join us for a discussion which asks the question…“Is social innovation financing and similarly innovative finance tools viable alternatives for community development in light of the proposed federal and state budget cuts?”
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 am | Registration & Networking |
8:30 – 8:45 |
Welcome & Framing of the Day Neil Steinberg Cindy Larson |
8:45 – 9:30 |
Barbara Burnham |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Elements of Successful Regional Projects & Trends Ken Willis |
10:00 – 10:15 | Break |
10:15 – 12:00 pm |
Innovations in Community Development Finance Jennifer Hawkins (Facilitator) Peter Gill Case Nima Krodel Diane Lynch Carol Ventura Matt Wally Carrie Zaslow |
Lunch | |
1:00 – 3:00 |
CRA for Community Organizations 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. Community Organizations will have a forum to understand these concepts and share their perspective on community needs with the Regulators. |
Participating Organizations
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
- LISC Rhode Island
- Nonprofit Finance Fund
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- OlneyVille Housing Corporation
- Rockefeller Family Fund
- The Rhode Island Foundation
- Rhode Island Housing
- Social Venture Partners Rhode Island
- TD Bank
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