Introduction to Community Development Finance and Community Development Financial Institutions Topic: How Did We Get Here? The History of the Movement Narrative: What exactly is Community Development Finance? Let’s explore the roots of modern day community development finance from the Freedman’s Bank that provided financing to the emancipated African Americans after the Civil War to Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign, to the creation of the Community Reinvestment Act, and the creation of the CDFi Fund. The purpose of this session is to familiarize the audience with the purpose, goals and impact of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and how they exist to create “an America in which all people and communities have access to the investment capital and financial services they need to prosper.”

Office of the Comptroller of Currency Project REACh: Nation’s Largest Federal Bank Regulator Pushing for Increased Racial Economic Inclusion OCC Guest: Andrew Moss, Director of Minority Outreach The office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulates over 70% of all bank assets in the United States, including all national banks. Access to capital is the fuel that will address the racial wealth gap. Moderators engage Project REACh on their efforts to address racial economic inclusion. Project REACh promotes financial inclusion through greater access to credit and capital. REACh stands for Roundtable for Economic Access and Change, and the project brings together leaders from the banking industry, national civil rights organizations, business, and technology to reduce specific barriers that prevent full, equal, and fair participation in the nation’s economy. Questions will be taken from the virtual audience. Moderators: Watchen Bruce (Baltimore Community Lending CDFI) Dr. Ruben Guerra (President, Latin Business Association, California) Dina Harris (President, National Faith Home Buyers, Detroit)

Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, corporations across the country have come together to identify and develop solutions to support the African American and Hispanic communities that continue to face systemic racism. As the nation, as the world, grapples with the impacts of this issue, corporate leaders must work together to ensure the people who live and work in these communities have access to capital and opportunities to buy homes, start businesses, and raise their families. Gary Torgow (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Huntington) Lead Moderators: Dina Harris (President, National Faith Home Buyers, Detroit)-Adam Briones (CEO, California Community Builders, Oakland)

The 2021 National Virtual Black & Latino Economic Summit is officially kicked off with a discussion with Truist Bank on Black & Latino economics and Truist Banks efforts to address the rising racial wealth gap.