News & EventsLast update: October 2, 2012

Latest News

September 20, 2012 — CDFI New Training Series
August 7, 2012 — United Bank Regroups (American Banker)
August 7, 2012 — Chicago Bank Expands on City’s South Side (WBEZ)
July 26, 2012 — U.S. Black Chamber, National Bankers Forge Historic Union (Washington Informer)
July 23, 2012 — City National Bank’s New Chief’s Mission: To Serve Newark’s “Underbanked,” To Survive Lean Times (NJ.com)
June 5, 2012 — SunTrust Invests in Small Minority-Owned Bank (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
May 30, 2012 — Black-Owned United Bank (Philly.com)
April 19, 2012 — Ensuring Your Bank’s Mobile Strategy is Up to Speed (Bank Systems & Technology)
April 4, 2012 — Fair Housing Group Claims Bank Discrimination in Maintenance of Foreclosures (American Banker)
March 28, 2012 — The 2012 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference, Seattle, Washington (Videos and Presentations)
March 14, 2012 — Bernanke Aims to Reassure Community Banks on Dodd-Frank (Wall Street Journal)
March 11, 2012 — Credit Unions, Banks Grabbing a Share of Payday Loan Dollars (Los Angeles Times)
February 24, 2012 — Business USA Launches One-Stop Shop
December 2011 — Serving Everyone, Assisting Every Need (ICBA Independent Banker)
September 19, 2011 — Lawmakers Convene Panel to Address Role of Minority-Owned Businesses in Eliminating Wealth Gap (MarketWatch)

Regulatory Updates

September 24, 2012 — Basel III Proposed Rulemaking and Capital Estimation Tool
January 10, 2011 — N.J. Legislature Passes Bill to Encourage Banks to Locate in Underserved Areas (Dow Jones)
February 12, 2010 (Board of Governors) — Interagency Statement on Meeting the Needs of Creditworthy Small Businesses
January 29, 2010 (U.S. Government Accountability Office) — New Markets Tax Credit: The Credit Helps Fund a Variety of Projects in Low-Income Communities But Could Be Simplified. GAO-10-334.
June 1, 2009 (U.S. Government Accountability Office) — GAO Report on New Market Tax Credits and Minority Entities

Upcoming Events

NCIF Annual Development Banking Conference

October 31-November 2, 2012

At this event, to be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, participants will share best practices and strategies for financial institutions that provide financial services to low-income communities.

Developing Small Businesses and Leveraging Resources in Detroit

October 16-17, 2012

Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Michigan Bankers Association, and the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan at a symposium to address the issues of small business credit and financing in the city of Detroit.

FDIC Minority Depository Institutions Program

Periodically, the FDIC hosts events and facilitated group discussions. See the FDIC website.