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February 26, 2010 — Small Business Lending, Governor Elizabeth A. Duke, before the Committee on Financial Services and Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. (Board of Governors)
December 22, 2009 — Additional Funding for SBA Recovery Lending Programs Will Support $4.5 Billion in Small Business Lending (Small Business Administration)
December 16, 2009 — Tax Preparation for Small Business Owners (Small Business Administration)
December 9, 2009 — Governor Elizabeth A. Duke at the Community Stabilization Symposium (Board of Governors)
November 30, 2009 — Small Business Lending Testimony by Jon D. Greenlee, Associate Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives
November 18, 2009 — Goldman, Buffett Team to Aid Small Businesses (and CDFIs) (Wall Street Journal)
January 15, 2009 — How Small Businesses Can Deal with the Credit Crunch (Small Business VOICE, Small Business Administration)

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Demographic Data: Several socioeconomic variables from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, arranged by ethnicity to be viewed according to metropolitan statistical areas across the country.
Internet Use for Urban Areas (October 2007)

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Upcoming Business Events

2010 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference

March 14-18, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana

This event will feature CRA examination training, innovations in community development investing, creative strategies for community development, the National Community Development Lending School, community tours, and volunteer opportunities. More information about this event, including the agenda, can be found at http://www.frbsf.org/community/conference2010.html.

Rethink. Recover. Rebuild. Reinventing Older Communities

May 12-14, 2010, Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing

The fourth Reinventing Older Communities conference will focus on reinventing older communities in the wake of the foreclosure crisis and the federal government's economic stimulus programs. The conference brings together some of the nation's leading policymakers, community developers, bankers, researchers, funders, planners, and government representatives. More information about this event, including the agenda, can be found at http://www.philadelphiafed.org/community-development/events/reinventing-2010/.