The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Upcoming Event

Interagency CRA Officer WorkshopsInteragency CRA Officer Workshops
Sponsored by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision

San Francisco, CA – October 14, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street
San Francisco, CA  94105
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There is no charge, but advanced registration is required by October 6, 2010

Seattle, WA – October 19, 2010
Grand Hyatt
721 Pine Street
Seattle, WA  98101
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There is no charge, but advanced registration is required by October 8, 2010

Salem, OR – October 21, 2010
Red Lion
3301 Market Street Northeast
Salem, OR  97301
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There is no charge, but advanced registration is required by October 13, 2010

Los Angeles, CA – November 17, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, L.A. Branch
950 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90015
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There is no charge, but advanced registration is required by November 9, 2010

Las Vegas, NV – November 30, 2010
Citibank in Nevada
Desert Conference Center
8725 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV  89117
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There is no charge, but advanced registration is required by November 22, 2010

Questions? Contact:  Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Jan Bontrager; Melody Winter Nava; Craig Nolte; or Lena Robinson; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:  Mary Salinas Duron, mduron@fdic.gov; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency:  Susan Howard, Susan.Howard@occ.treas.gov; Office of Thrift Supervision:  Aaron Sattherthwaite.
Event Description

These interagency-sponsored workshops are designed for CRA Officers at Banks and Thrifts that are interested in obtaining current information and training on the CRA regulation, exam preparation, and how to develop a bank CRA compliance strategy.

Topics include:
A regulation overview, understanding bank performance context, assessing community needs, qualified community development activities, and assessing a bank’s lending performance.

Participants will receive a resource notebook and engage in case studies and exercises.

Workshop Information
Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m. with the workshops starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.  Space is limited to one representative per financial institution.  There is no charge for the workshop.  However, registration is required for attendance.

Workshop Agenda
The Exam Process – Are You Ready?
The CRA Basics
Know Your CRA Performance Context
Assessing Your CRA Lending Performance
Luncheon: An Economic Update
Defining CD-What Qualifies?
The CRA Toolkit
Designing Your Bank’s CRA Strategy
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