ARLINGTON, Va. (Feb. 6, 2012) — The FDIC will host a national conference on “The Future of Community Banking” on February 16, 2012. The conference will provide a forum for community bank stakeholders to explore the unique role community banks play in the country’s economy and the challenges and opportunities this segment of the banking industry faces.
Conference panels will examine:
The evolution and characteristics of community banks,
Current challenges and opportunities for community banks,
The perspectives of community bank customers, and
Lessons learned from past financial crises and successful strategies for the community bank of the future.
Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and FDIC Director Thomas J. Curry are scheduled to deliver the keynote addresses at the conference. FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg will also make remarks.
The conference is the first in a series of initiatives that the FDIC is undertaking this year to further understanding of the current and future challenges and opportunities for community banks, and will be a major priority for the agency in 2012. Additional information is available at www.fdic.gov/news/conferences/communitybanking/index.html.
When:
Thursday, February 16, 2012 – 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
Where:
FDIC’s L. William Seidman Center
3501 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia
Virginia Square Metro Station
Attendance at the conference is by invitation and will be open to credentialed members of the media. Reporters must RSVP in advance to attend the conference. Members of the media should contact Michele Heller at [email protected] by February 9, 2012. The conference will be broadcast live and archived through a publicly available webcast on the FDIC’s Web site at www.vodium.com/goto/fdic/communitybanking.asp
The FDIC has also established a mailbox for public communications regarding its community banking initiative at [email protected]
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