The Power of CDFI Networks:
Leveraging the Strength of the Community Development and Minority Banking Industry

Many thanks to all supporters and participants for our 2009 Annual Development Banking Conference, held November 4-5 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. We are proud that over 130 participants representing a wide variety of interests came from around the country to support the community development banking sector. As requested by many, we are providing the materials from the conference below, just as we have done in previous years. Please feel free to download the information and learn from the presenters and the Power of CDFI Networks.

Session Presenters

Speaker Bios

Keynote Speeches

Director Donna Gambrell, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Steven D. Lydenberg, Chief Investment Officer, Domini Social Investments

Director Sandra Thompson, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, FDIC - pending

John G. Walsh, Chief of Staff and Public Affairs, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Session Presentations

Growth and Survival Strategies in a Recession - Stories from CDFI Bankers

Mergers, Acquisitions and Valuation

NCIF Social Performance Metrics and Model CDBI Framework

The Power of Networks - The NCIF New Markets Tax Credit Strategy

Regulator Perspectives

Investors Meet MDI and CDFI Banks

Governance, Board Composition, and Human Capital

The Power of Networks - Innovations

The Power of CDFI Networks - Learning from the Best CDFI Models