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The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

2006 National Community Reinvestment Conference

General Session Materials
Janet Yellen: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Guest Speaker: William Strickland (PDF - 5.07MB)
Guest Speaker: Richard Baron (PDF - 10.57MB)
The 2006 Community Revitalization Awards (PDF - 815KB)
The 2006 Community Revitalization Awards Booklet (PDF - 834KB)
Q and A with the FFIEC Panel (PDF - 32KB)
Card Game Placemats (PDF - 470KB)
Special Workshops
Las Vegas Tour: Confronting Community Development Challenges in Rapidly Growing Metroplitian Areas (Flash.exe - 2.32MB; Navigate using space bar, Esc to exit.)
Special Workshop: Market Value Analysis: Using Data to Identify New Investment Opportunities in Low- and Moderate-Income Markets
Concurrent Session Materials
Innovations in Community Development Investing
Monday, March 20, 1:30-5:00
Emerging Issues in Community Development Investing (PDF - 201KB)
  Evelyn Kenvin, Citibank
  Kirsten Moy, Aspen Institute
  Ruth Salzman, JP Morgan Chase (retired)
  Ellen Seidman, ShoreBank Advisors
  Mary Tingerthal, Community Reinvestment Fund
 
Tuesday, March 21, 8:30-12:00
Overview of Community Development Investment Instruments
  Tracy Ericson, Wells Fargo Bank CDC
  Alyssa Greenspan, CRA Fund Advisors - Presentation (PDF - 637KB)
  Andrew Kelman, FBR & Co., Inc. - Presentation (PDF - 154KB)
  Evelyn Kenvin, Citibank - Presentation (PDF - 38KB)
How to Do the Deal: New Markets Tax Credit Investments (PDF - 2.19MB)
  Christine Carr and Frank Bravo, Silicon Valley Bank
  Jeff Wells, Lenders for Community Development
 
Tuesday, March 21, 1:30-5:00
Finding Investments & Selling Them Inside the Bank
  Monica Edwards, Citibank - Presentation (PDF - 24KB)
  Lee Winslet, Wells Fargo Bank - Presentation (PDF - 89KB)
How to Do the Deal: Equity Equivalent Investments & Community Development Venture Capital Investments
  Penelope Douglas, Pacific Community Ventures - Presentation (PDF - 1.32MB)
  Tracy Ericson, Wells Fargo Bank CDC
 
Wednesday, March 22, 8:30-10:00
Bringing it all Together: Planning, Tracking, & Reporting your Investments
  Thomas FitzGibbon, MB Financial Bank CDC - Presentation (PDF - 40KB)
  Jerry Ruiz, Wells Fargo Bank CDC - Presentation (PDF - 18KB)
Cutting-Edge Investments
  Doug Bystry, The Clearinghouse CDFI - Presentation (PDF - 597KB)
  Andrew Kelman, FBR & Co., Inc. - Presentation (PDF - 154KB)
  Judd Levy, Community Development Trust - Presentation (PDF - 84KB)

CRA Compliance Training
Monday, March 20, 1:30-5:00
Preparing for the Large Institutions CRA Exam (PDF - 905KB)
  Deborah Hjelmeland, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  Dave Meders, Office of Thrift Supervision
Best/Worst Practices (PDF - 42KB)
Entry Letter (PDF - 26KB)
FRBSF Large Bank Attachment to Entry Letter (PDF - 146KB)
FRBSF Sample Large Bank Entry Letter (PDF - 52)
Compliance Information and Document Request (PDF - 26)
PERK Off-site CRA Letter (PDF - 28KB)
PERK CRA Large Institutions (PDF - 32KB)
Sample CD Loan Spreadsheet (PDF - 12KB)
EDDR Form (PDF - 32KB)
EDDR Instructions (PDF - 23KB)
   
Preparing for the Intermediate Small Institution CRA Exam
  Pamela Freeman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  Anjanette Kichline, Federal Reserve Board of Governors - Presentation (PDF - 1.18MB)
  Karen Tucker, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Interagency Intermediate Small Institution CRA Procedures (PDF - 224KB)
Community Development Exercise (PDF - 30KB)
New Q & A (PDF - 99KB)
 
Tuesday, March 21, 8:30-12:00
Preparing for the Lending Test (PDF - 905KB)
  Deborah Hjelmeland, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  Dave Meders, Office of Thrift Supervision
  Christiane Price, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
OTS Memo: CRA Consideration for Activities Related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (PDF - 16KB)
OCC Memo: CRA Consideration for Activities Related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (PDF - 20KB)
Proxies Used To Analyze Affordable Housing For Community Development Loan Use (PDF - 12KB)
Community Development Loan Checklist (PDF - 21KB)
 
Tuesday, March 21, 1:30-5:00
Preparing for the Service and Investment Tests (PDF - 198KB)
  Colleen Drown, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  Dave Meders, Office of Thrift Supervision
  Terry Sims, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
 
Wednesday, March 22, 8:30-10:00
CRA Best Practices
  Gary Dunn, Fremont Investment and Loan
  Elsa Monte, California Bank & Trust
  Helen O’Sullivan, Western Financial Bank
  Western Financial Bank-Call Report Schedule SC (PDF - 198KB)
  Sample Wachovia UBPR Report (PDF - 41KB)
  Sample Community Development Loan Report (PDF - 17KB)
  Peer Bank Analysis Handout (PDF - 13KB)
  Current UBPR Peer Definitions (PDF - 11KB)
  Community Service Report (PDF - 18KB)
  Self-Assessment (PDF - 103KB)
Expanding Community Development
  Luke Reynolds, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Presentation (PDF - 66KB)
Limited Purpose/Wholesale Institution Roundtable
  Jane Shock, American Express Centurion Bank
 
Regulatory Guidance on Community Development Investments
Office of Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of Thrift Supervision
Federal Reserve Board
 
Information on Community Development Investment Instruments

National Community Development Lending School
Introduction to Community Facilities Financing
  Cathy A. Niederberger, PNC Bank
Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Lending
  Eve Ryan, Washington Mutual
Single Family Development
  Brian Jarvis, Bank of America - Presentation (PDF - 140KB)
Small Business Lending
  Andrew Gordon, Arizona MultiBank CDC - Presentation (PDF - 1.91MB)
Survey of Community Development Lending
  Glenn Sanada, California Community Economic Development Association - Presentation (PDF - 348KB)
Advanced Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Lending
  Eve Ryan, Washington Mutual  
NCDLS Binder (PDF - 7.62MB)

The Elements of Strategic Community Development
Monday, March 20, 1:30-5:00
Understanding Neighborhood Markets, Targeting Neighborhood Needs
  Kimberly Allen, Wachovia Regional Foundation - Handouts (PDF - 276KB)  
  Sean Closkey and Ira Goldstein, The Reinvestment Fund  
  Mary Morstadt, National City Mortgage - Presentation (PDF - 919KB)  
 
Tuesday, March 21, 8:30-12:00
Connecting Places to Economic Opportunity: Innovative Strategies for Community Development
  Kathryn Bader, US Bancorp Community Development Corporation - Presentation (PDF - 963KB)
  Dorothy Bridges, Franklin National Bank of Minneapolis - Presentation (PDF - 957KB)
  Deb Drysdale Elias, George Washington Carver Elementary School - Presentation (PDF - 1.19MB)
  Chuck Gatson, Swope Community Builders
  Vickie B. Tassan, Bank of America - Presentation (PDF - 488KB)
 
Tuesday, March 21, 1:30-5:00
Successful Strategies for Revitalization in Different Markets: Emerging Immigrant Enclaves
  Roberto Barragan, Valley Economic Development Center  
  Elwood Hopkins, Emerging Markets Inc  
  Raul Lomeli, Wells Fargo Bank  
  Daniel Tellalian, Emerging Markets Inc  
Distressed Urban Neighborhoods
  Judith Bell, PolicyLink - Presentation (PDF - 3.20MB)
  Buzz Roberts, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  Bob Webster, Sycamore Associates - Presentation (PDF - 45KB)
Rural Communities
  John Allen, Western Rural Development Center - Presentation (PDF - 39KB)
  John Berdes, ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific - Presentation (PDF - 2.81MB)
  Kendra Waggoner, First Federal Savings and Loan Association
 
Wednesday, March 22, 8:30-10:00
Did it Make a Difference? Measuring the Impact of Community Development
  Mary Houghton, ShoreBank Corporation - Presentation (PDF - 585KB)
  Avis Vidal, Wayne State University - Presentation (PDF - 50KB)
  Kelly Walsh, Banking Consultant - Presentation (PDF - 45KB)