Azara Turaki
01-18-2007, 03:32 PM
Hello,
*
Thank you to all of your inputs.* I feel more reassured with finding material at a quicker pace. A few people*also were also interested in my findings, so*I have consolidated all the responses and sent it out to anyone who may be interested.* It's been a month since I sent the email and I already feel immersed in my new position!
*
Thank you,
Azara
*
REPONSES BELOW:
*
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Fed Reserve community development
*
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/review/112006/index.html
*
Emmett T. Pickett
emmett@emmettpickett.com
www.emmettpickett.com (http://www.emmettpickett.com/)
*
************************************
Federal Reserve Banks.
-******** Boston Fed has a number of publications on community banking
-******** San Francisco Fed has a Center focused on community investing.
*
Boston Fed: http://www.bos.frb.org/commdev/cdevpubs.htm
*
San Francisco Fed: http://www.frbsf.org/cdinvestments/
*
The best resource will be talking with community banking leaders. Many of their stories and programs are highlighted in the Fed Pubs. You may want to contact a few of them.
*
George
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*
*
Karl Seidman’s book on Economic Development Finance.
It is the most up to date book on how economic development, broadly defined, is financed through a combination of public, private and alternative financing.
*
James Carras
Development Finance Counsel
Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Riverwalk Centre
211 Southwest Second Street Suite D Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33301
************************************
*
*
NeighborWorks Traning Institues – Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp, (dba NeighborWorks America ) – Washington DC .*
I have taken some great community lending courses, including loan underwriting, through the
*
I've also taken classes through the North American Development Organization (NADO) and EFS.*
They were good for loan fund development and business loan underwriting.*
*
John Murphy
954.415.2022 (mobile)
*
************************************
*
I'm the commercial credit administrator at STCU here in Spokane , WA .* I also came from a commercial banking background, having spent 25 years as a lender and credit administrator.* I have used a program put out by Omega called "Commercial Lending to Small Businesses",* If you go to Omega.com you will find the information about them.* Moody's also has good program for training.* Omega comes as a self study or you can take classes in a web based format.* This may not be what you re looking for but it will be a good start.
*
If you call Laura Bottero at 415-929-0940 she can help you with Omega.**
*
John Redford
Commercial Credit Administrator
509-344-2563
************************************
*
You might find the Grant Thornton Survey of Bank Executives to be a good resource for general information on the community banking industry. The survey has been referred to as “the ‘bible’ of community banking”; it is regularly quoted in industry press and used as a reference by legislators and banking regulators as well as by banking executives.* The attached is our 13th Annual Survey; the 14th Annual will be published at the end of February 2007.* To access the archive of previous surveys, go to www.GrantThornton.com/banksurvey.
*
*
*
Linda A. Garvelink
National Marketing Director
Financial Institutions Industry Practice
Grant Thornton
T: 202.861.4103
E: Linda.Garvelink@gt.com (http://us.f543.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Linda.Garvelink@gt.com)
*
************************************
*
I think a good book is Karl Seidman's Economic Development Finance.* It's pretty comprehensive and well written.**
*
*
David J. Erickson, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street, MS 620 San Francisco , CA 94105-1530
415-974-3467 * David.Erickson@sf.frb.org (http://us.f543.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=David.Erickson@sf.frb.org)
*
************************************
*
Opportunity Finance Network is a great resourve. Check out web site at www.opportunityfinance.net
*
Linda Salmonson
East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund
605/256-8015 direct
605/256-8057 fax
lsalmonson@eastriver.coop (http://us.f543.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=lsalmonson@eastriver.coop)
************************************
*
You may want to try some on-line resources through Opportunity Finance Network or some training
programs-see attached.* American Enterprise Opportunity (www.microenterpriseworks.org) is a great
resource for microenterprise information and not just finance.* Others: http://www.cdfifund.gov/; Aspen
Institute:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.612033/k.47E4/Economic_Opportunities_Program.htm
*
I myself made the transition a while back from commercial banking to more community banking a while back.* The fundmentals are the same-flexibility and creativity are the big differences.* You'll have plenty of chances to go to seminars and conferences in and around DC--you'll learn there.*
*
Chris Linder
Rockville , MD
Azara Turaki <azara_turaki@yahoo.com> wrote: Hello,
*
I just transitioned from a commercial bank to a CDFI (as a loan officer) in the DC area.* My previous background was in the finance division.* My past position did not* go*into underwriting loans*or give me much interaction with the community banking world.* I really enjoy my work right now and would like to learn more about this field.*I would like to find out if there are any good books or resources*that*give a*"one stop*shop"*overall introduction to community banking.* If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate any responses.
*
Thank you,
Azara* Turaki
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*
Thank you to all of your inputs.* I feel more reassured with finding material at a quicker pace. A few people*also were also interested in my findings, so*I have consolidated all the responses and sent it out to anyone who may be interested.* It's been a month since I sent the email and I already feel immersed in my new position!
*
Thank you,
Azara
*
REPONSES BELOW:
*
************************************************** **********
Fed Reserve community development
*
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/review/112006/index.html
*
Emmett T. Pickett
emmett@emmettpickett.com
www.emmettpickett.com (http://www.emmettpickett.com/)
*
************************************
Federal Reserve Banks.
-******** Boston Fed has a number of publications on community banking
-******** San Francisco Fed has a Center focused on community investing.
*
Boston Fed: http://www.bos.frb.org/commdev/cdevpubs.htm
*
San Francisco Fed: http://www.frbsf.org/cdinvestments/
*
The best resource will be talking with community banking leaders. Many of their stories and programs are highlighted in the Fed Pubs. You may want to contact a few of them.
*
George
************************************
*
*
Karl Seidman’s book on Economic Development Finance.
It is the most up to date book on how economic development, broadly defined, is financed through a combination of public, private and alternative financing.
*
James Carras
Development Finance Counsel
Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Riverwalk Centre
211 Southwest Second Street Suite D Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33301
************************************
*
*
NeighborWorks Traning Institues – Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp, (dba NeighborWorks America ) – Washington DC .*
I have taken some great community lending courses, including loan underwriting, through the
*
I've also taken classes through the North American Development Organization (NADO) and EFS.*
They were good for loan fund development and business loan underwriting.*
*
John Murphy
954.415.2022 (mobile)
*
************************************
*
I'm the commercial credit administrator at STCU here in Spokane , WA .* I also came from a commercial banking background, having spent 25 years as a lender and credit administrator.* I have used a program put out by Omega called "Commercial Lending to Small Businesses",* If you go to Omega.com you will find the information about them.* Moody's also has good program for training.* Omega comes as a self study or you can take classes in a web based format.* This may not be what you re looking for but it will be a good start.
*
If you call Laura Bottero at 415-929-0940 she can help you with Omega.**
*
John Redford
Commercial Credit Administrator
509-344-2563
************************************
*
You might find the Grant Thornton Survey of Bank Executives to be a good resource for general information on the community banking industry. The survey has been referred to as “the ‘bible’ of community banking”; it is regularly quoted in industry press and used as a reference by legislators and banking regulators as well as by banking executives.* The attached is our 13th Annual Survey; the 14th Annual will be published at the end of February 2007.* To access the archive of previous surveys, go to www.GrantThornton.com/banksurvey.
*
*
*
Linda A. Garvelink
National Marketing Director
Financial Institutions Industry Practice
Grant Thornton
T: 202.861.4103
E: Linda.Garvelink@gt.com (http://us.f543.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Linda.Garvelink@gt.com)
*
************************************
*
I think a good book is Karl Seidman's Economic Development Finance.* It's pretty comprehensive and well written.**
*
*
David J. Erickson, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street, MS 620 San Francisco , CA 94105-1530
415-974-3467 * David.Erickson@sf.frb.org (http://us.f543.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=David.Erickson@sf.frb.org)
*
************************************
*
Opportunity Finance Network is a great resourve. Check out web site at www.opportunityfinance.net
*
Linda Salmonson
East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund
605/256-8015 direct
605/256-8057 fax
lsalmonson@eastriver.coop (http://us.f543.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=lsalmonson@eastriver.coop)
************************************
*
You may want to try some on-line resources through Opportunity Finance Network or some training
programs-see attached.* American Enterprise Opportunity (www.microenterpriseworks.org) is a great
resource for microenterprise information and not just finance.* Others: http://www.cdfifund.gov/; Aspen
Institute:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.612033/k.47E4/Economic_Opportunities_Program.htm
*
I myself made the transition a while back from commercial banking to more community banking a while back.* The fundmentals are the same-flexibility and creativity are the big differences.* You'll have plenty of chances to go to seminars and conferences in and around DC--you'll learn there.*
*
Chris Linder
Rockville , MD
Azara Turaki <azara_turaki@yahoo.com> wrote: Hello,
*
I just transitioned from a commercial bank to a CDFI (as a loan officer) in the DC area.* My previous background was in the finance division.* My past position did not* go*into underwriting loans*or give me much interaction with the community banking world.* I really enjoy my work right now and would like to learn more about this field.*I would like to find out if there are any good books or resources*that*give a*"one stop*shop"*overall introduction to community banking.* If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate any responses.
*
Thank you,
Azara* Turaki
Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. (http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/)
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