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Consumer Resource Center

FDIC, OCC, and FRB-Richmond Host Maryland Rural Small Business Lending Forum

Event Date
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Location
100 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Registration information below.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRB-Richmond) will host a live event in Hagerstown, Maryland to discuss the U.S. Department of Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). This event will provide insight into how financial institutions and community-based organizations can partner with Maryland SSBCI programs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to access capital needed to invest in job-creating opportunities in rural communities as the country emerges from the pandemic.

Attendees will receive 2.75 CRCM credit hours for attending this half-day event.

Presenters:

  • Ronald Kelly, SSBCI, U.S. Department of Treasury
  • Christine Kink, Business Development Officer, Tri-County Council of Western Maryland
  • Michael Haloskey, Director of Neighborhood Business Works, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Frank Dickson, Director of Strategic Business Initiatives, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Michael Collins, Labor Relations Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  • David Baker, State Director - Maryland/Delaware, U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
  • Brian K. Brown, Business Development Manager, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc.
  • David A. Kahley, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Progress Fund
  • Joel Barnett, Senior Vice President, Director of Commercial Affinity Banking, Fulton Bank
  • Bonita Irving, District Community Affairs Officer, OCC
  • Peter Dolkart, Community Development Regional Manager, FRB-Richmond
  • Cynthia V. DuRant, Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC

Who should attend:

Financial Institutions, Business Development Intermediaries, SBA partners, and others wishing to support expanded opportunities for small businesses in rural Maryland

Registration Information:

To register online, click Register and fill out the needed information. You will receive a confirmation email once completed.

Register

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about the event, please email Cynthia DuRant at cdurant@fdic.gov.

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Last Updated: August 5, 2024