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Contact:	Robert Schmermund (202) 857-3104 Jim Eberle (202) 857-3145	Jim Eberle (202) 857-3145 (work) (703) 893-2593 (home) [email protected]	For Immediate Release September 29, 2004 #04-48
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GREENSPAN, FEDERAL REGULATORS HEADLINE ACB’S 2004 ANNUAL CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, federal regulators and industry experts will address America’s Community Bankers’ 2004 Annual Convention, Oct. 17-20, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in Washington, D.C.

More than 1,600 bankers, directors, spouses and exhibitors are expected to attend the convention, one of the largest gatherings of community bank executives in the country.

In addition to Greenspan, bankers will hear from FDIC Chairman Donald E. Powell; Office of Thrift Supervision Director James E. Gilleran; Federal Housing Finance Board Chairman Alicia R. Castaneda; William J. McDonough, chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Federal Reserve Gov. Mark W. Olson; Hector V. Barreto, administrator of the Small Business Administration; and the general counsels of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, OTS, the Finance Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Other speakers include: Franklin D. Raines, chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae; Eugene M. McQuade, president and COO of Freddie Mac; Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball’s Iron Man; Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s “Hardball”; and Bruce Young, managing director, the Business Banking Board, Washington, D.C.

Also addressing the convention will be ACB Chairman William W. Zuppe, chairman and CEO, Sterling Savings Bank, Spokane, Wash.; incoming ACB Chairman Harry P. Doherty, vice chairman, Independence Community Bank Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y.; and ACB President and CEO Diane Casey-Landry.

ACB and its Housing Partners Foundation, the awarding-winning spouses’ philanthropic organization, will celebrate its 14th consecutive convention of giving back to the host city by joining with Habitat for Humanity’s Washington affiliate in sponsoring a Habitat build.

For the fourth consecutive year, an estimated 100 ACB members and spouses will begin framing a single-family house on Saturday, Oct. 16, the day before the convention officially opens. ACB has previously built houses in Las Vegas, New Orleans and San Francisco.

A one-day Directors’ Forum, focusing on challenges facing trustees and directors of community banks, is scheduled for Oct. 17. The forum will be presented by ACB with the National Association of Corporate Directors.

ACB’s highly regarded and sold out business show, the Market Expo, will feature more than 100 exhibitors, featuring a full array of products and services for financial institutions. ACB Business Partners, Inc., ACB’s for-profit subsidiary, will make several business solutions presentations on financial products.

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ACB will have a fully equipped convention newsroom. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided each day for registered press.

Registration for working press is complimentary. To register, please complete and fax the attached press registration form to Leann Shepp, ACB’s Customer Service Department, (202) 659-1134. For more information, please call Bob Schmermund, Jim Eberle or Josh Shusko at (202) 857-3100.

America’s Community Bankers is the national trade association committed to shaping the future of banking by being the innovative industry leader strengthening the competitive position of community banks. To learn more about ACB, visit www.AmericasCommunityBankers.com.

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