Community Development Events

Harrisburg (October 26, 2006)

• Recent CRA Amendments Pertaining to Distressed and Underserved Rural Areas and Intermediate Small Banks (271 KB, 26 pages)
  Elizabeth Rozsa, Senior Examiner, Department of Supervision, Regulation and Credit, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Recent Changes to the Neighborhood Assistance Program – Partnership Opportunities for Banks and Nonprofits (403 KB, 20 pages)
  James Etta Reed, Director, Center for Community Empowerment, Pennsylvania Department for Community and Economic Development
• The New Keystone Renovate and Repair Loan Program – Partnership Opportunities for Banks and Nonprofits (82 KB, 11 pages)
  Kate Newton, Director of Homeownership Programs, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

Lenders and Borrowers Share Their Experience and Insights: Analysis of Rural/Small Town Financing Partnerships

• Henner Senior Apartments, Womelsdorf, Berks County (918 KB, 26 pages)
  David Loughery, Vice President and Director of Fund Development, Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Lancaster, PA; Ed Kaminski, Director of Acquisitions and New Business, HDC; Frank Wetherhold, Housing Program Director, Pennsylvania, USDA Rural Development, Harrisburg, PA
• Bedford Street Antiques, Carlisle, Cumberland County (3.6 MB, 19 pages)
  Christopher Gulotta, Executive Director, Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Cumberland County, Carlisle, PA; Jeff Gayman, Vice President, Commercial Lending, Orrstown Bank, Carlisle, PA; Mary Roell, Owner, Bedford Street Antiques, Carlisle, PA

Beaver Falls (November 14, 2006) and Dubois (November 16, 2006)

• Recent CRA Amendments Pertaining to Distressed and Underserved Rural Areas and Intermediate Small Banks (378 KB, 35 pages)
  Tony Grant, Banking Supervisor
  Supervision & Regulation Department
  Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
• Map of Pennsylvania Rural and/or Distressed Tracts
• Definition of Community Development (14 KB, 2 pages)
• Go Zone (94 KB, 11 pages)
• Interagency Panel: Questions & Answers (33 KB, 6 pages)
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC): Questions & Answers (273 KB, 35 pages)

Partnership Opportunities

• Neighborhood Partnership Program (403 KB, 20 pages)
  James Etta Reed, Director
  Center for Community Empowerment
  Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED)
• Renovate and Repair Program (82 KB, 11 pages)
  Kate Newton, Director of Homeownership Programs
  Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)

Lenders and Borrowers Share Their Experience and Insights: Analysis of Rural/Small Town Financing Partnerships

• Scattered-Site 50-Unit Infill Housing Development in Uniontown, PA
  (5.7 MB, 44 pages)
  Jim Stark, Executive Director, Fayette County Community Action Agency; Art Stoltzfus, National Equity Fund
  (presented at Beaver Falls meeting)
• Multi-Phase Affordable Housing Development in Midland, PA (535 KB, 14 pages)
  Terri V. Davis, Assistant Vice President and Manager, Performance Analysis, Sky Bank Community Development Department, Beaver, PA; Rev. Kenneth G. Crumb, President and CEO, Life and Liberty Inc., Ambridge, PA
  (presented at Beaver Falls meeting)
• Uniontown Family Homes (5.2 MB, 35 pages)
  Rich Dieter, Consultant, Dieter Associates
  (presented at DuBois meeting)
• The Eagle Hotel in Towanda, PA and Other Trehab-Initiated Projects (2.6 MB, 35 pages)
  Overview provided by Joseph Yarzebinski, Program Director,
  Rural Pennsylvania Initiative, Rural LISC
  Powerpoint provided by Dennis Phelps, Executive Director, The Trehab Center
  (presented at DuBois meeting)