Click here to open FedRing.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Community Investments Newsletter

Return to Current Index

Volume 13; No. 1; April 2001

Community Investments, April 2001 (PDF - 563KB)
Complete Newsletter

  • Cover (PDF - 155KB)
  • Editor's Notebook (PDF - 103KB)
    -by Joy Hoffmann Molloy
  • The New Market Tax Credits (PDF - 187KB)
    Learn about one of the most promising federal community revitalization initiatives in decades and how you can take advantage of this new opportunity to facilitate investment in distressed communities
    -By Stockton Williams, The Enterprise Foundation
  • Shedding Light on Sunshie (PDF - 217KB)
    Compliance with Sunshine became effective April 1-no fooling. This article provides a concise discussion of who must comply and what is required. Don't miss the handy flow chart that will assist you in determining whether you have a covered agreement
  • District Update (PDF - 102KB)
    Featuring the profile of Leadership Council members from California, Oregon and Utah
  • The Big Bank World of CRA Q&A (PDF - 177KB)
    A fascinating look at how CRA activities are structured and managed within "complex banking organizations" based on interviews with twelve of the largest domestic bank holding companies
    -by Fred Mendez, Senior Community Investment Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • CRA-Qualified Muni Securities (PDF - 150KB)
    Municipal securities offer a unique opportunity to invest in your community and earn CRA credit. Read about how they work, where to get them and what you should know before you invest

 

Editor-in-Chief - Joy Hoffmann Molloy
Managing Editor - Lena Robinson
Contributing Editor - Jack Richards
Design and Layout - Cynthia B. Blake

If you have an interesting community development program or idea, we would like to consider publishing an article by or about you. Please contact:

Managing Editor
Community Investments
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street, Mail Stop 620
San Francisco, California 94105

 

Free subsciption and additional copies are available upon request to the Community Affairs Department, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105, or send an e-mail to Community Affairs.

Change-of-address and subscription cancellations should be sent directly to the Community Affairs Department. Please include the current mailing label as well as any new information.

The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or the Federal Reserve System. Material herein may be reprinted or abstracted provided Community Investments is credited. Please provide our Community Affairs Department with a copy of any publication in which material is reprinted.