March 2009

  • 31st

    New Jersey League of Municipalities Educational Foundation’s 2009 Housing Summit

    East Brunswick Hilton

    The Housing Summit is targeted towards leaders from New Jersey’s 566 municipalities. The objective is to help municipal officials address immediate and long-term challenges that relate to housing, with a positive, solution-driven agenda. Participants will have ample networking opportunities, as well access to timely, valuable information and tools to utilize in their community.

    Registration is $50.00 per person, which includes continental breakfast, luncheon and educational materials. Invited guest luncheon speaker is Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.

    The conference will feature leading experts in community development, housing and the economy, offering municipal and county participants essential information, training and resource materials that address current, vital housing issues facing their communities.

    The meeting will offer:

    • Best Practices case studies presented by professionals and successful leaders
    • Up-to-the-minute facts about high profile topics such as:
    • Housing and the Economic Climate outlook
    • Workforce Housing
    • COAH regulations
    • Special Needs Affordable Housing
    • Abandoned Property Redevelopment
    • Foreclosure Mitigation
    • Rehabilitation of Blighted Areas, and
    • Creative Housing Financing

    Morning and afternoon sessions will feature prominent mayors, legislators and state housing professionals and practitioners who have proven track records in dealing with the broad spectrum of housing issues in New Jersey and the region.

    Consult the League home page for an agenda and list of speakers and panelists. Program information will be updated periodically. For further details call Michael Cerra at 609 695-3481 ext.120 or mcerra@njslom.com. For directions www.hilton.com.

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  • 30th

    NACEDA’s 3rd Annual Capacity Building and Policy Summit

    Double Tree Hotel

    With a new President, Administration and Congress coming to power, it is the perfect time for leaders in the community economic development field to join together in the nation’s capital to tackle pressing issues in our industry.

    Click here to register online.

    While exciting changes are happening on the national level, essential advocacy efforts on housing funding are happening in states across the country. There is also exciting new research on the horizon about community development work on the state and local level, including NACEDA’s own upcoming Census of CDCs!

    NACEDA’s 3rd Annual Capacity Building and Policy Summit will be addressing all of these issues as well as:

    • Foreclosure Prevention & Remediation (Urban and Rural Tracks)
    • Economic, Commercial Green Development
    • Transit Oriented Development
    • Messaging and Reframing Our Field
    • Community Organizing
    • State and National Legislation
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  • 25th

    Cities in Flux? The Long Term Impact of the Foreclosure Crisis on Urban Communities

    University of Pennsylvania Law School

    The Urban Law Forum of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the American Constitution Society cordially invite you to join its Second Annual Panel Discussion, “Cities in Flux? The Long Term Impact of the Foreclosure Crisis on Urban Communities.”

    This event aims to provide an opportunity for participants to discuss the fallout of the foreclosure crisis, how it is impacting urban communities, and what this all means for the future of our cities. Panelists will include:

    • Irv Ackelsberg, Esq., Langer Grogan & Diver, PC
    • The Hon. Steven Kaplan, Esq., Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking
    • John Snyder, Manager, Foreclosure Programs, NeighborWorks America

    The panel will be moderated by Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, Penn Law student and former policy analyst at The Reinvestment Fund.

    The event will take place next Wednesday, March 25th from 5:00-6:30pm at the law school (3400 Chestnut Street, room Silverman 240B). A cocktail reception will follow in the Great Hall. Please RSVP to urbanlawforum@law.upenn.edu. More information also available at the event Web site

    Panelist Bios:

    Irv Ackelsberg, Esq., Langer Grogan & Diver, PC

    Mr. Ackelsberg joined Langer Grogan & Diver, PC, a plaintiffs consumer and antrust litigation firm, in September 2006. Irv is a prominent public interest lawyer who, prior to joining the firm, practiced for 30 years with Community Legal Services, Inc. of Philadelphia, one of the nations premier civil legal aid programs. A nationally recognized advocate for consumer justice, he has been representing victims of predatory financial services for many years, since long before the country was forced to confront the devastation caused by the subprime mortgage business. His practice has included extensive individual representation of homeowners—in state court foreclosure defense, in affirmative litigation and in bankruptcy court—as well as policy advocacy on the local, state and national level. He has authored a number of articles and is a contributing author of the Pennsylvania Consumer Law treatise. He has frequently lectured or testified before diverse audiences, from Congress and the Federal Reserve Board to local community groups and service providers. In 2005, Irv received the prestigious Vern Countryman Award from the National Consumer Law Center, for his lifetime achievement on behalf of low-income consumers. He was also a recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2001 Andrew Hamilton Award for exemplary service in the public interest.

    The Hon. Steven Kaplan, Esq., Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking

    Steven Kaplan was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell on June 14, 2007, and confirmed as Secretary of Banking by unanimous vote of the Pennsylvania Senate on September 18, 2007. Secretary Kaplan provides overall leadership to the state Banking Department, which supervises Pennsylvania state-chartered banks, thrifts, credit unions and trust companies.

    The Department also licenses about 11,000 non-depository financial services companies which provide a variety of consumer loans and services. In order to protect Pennsylvania consumers, the Department ensures the safety and soundness of all state-chartered depository institutions as well as the compliance of all regulated entities with prevailing law. As Secretary, Kaplan is the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and the Commonwealth Financing Agency. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority, the Pennsylvania Community Development Bank Operational Committee, the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority and the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.

    Kaplan was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended the city’s public schools. After graduating from Central High School, he attended Temple University where he earned a B.A. in English, followed by a J.D. from the universitys law school in 1977. Kaplan worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia prosecuting economic crimes until 1982, when he was hired by Girard Bank, which later became known as Mellon Mid-Atlantic.

    Immediately before joining the Department of Banking, Kaplan served as chief of staff for Mellon Financial Corporations Mid-Atlantic region as well as chairman of the Mellon Mid-Atlantic Charitable Trusts. These duties culminated a 25-year career at Mellon Mid-Atlantic during which Kaplan served in several capacities including Chief Litigation Counsel and General Counsel.

    Always active in civic and charitable affairs, Mr. Kaplan has held various board and volunteer positions. Currently, he is a member of the Presidents Advisory Board at Temple University and a trustee at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. He also serves on the boards of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, Congreso De Latinos Unidos and the Anti-Defamation League.

    John Snyder, Manager, Foreclosure Programs, NeighborWorks America

    John Snyder is the Manager of Foreclosure Programs at NeighborWorks America, overseeing the national strategies in foreclosure prevention and intervention. John serves as a coordinator of initiatives led by, and partnered with, NeighborWorks America, providing support and guidance on sustainable models for consumer outreach and counseling. His work primarily entails leveraging resources from the non-profit housing community, state and federal governments, and the private mortgage industry.

    Prior to joining NeighborWorks America, John was employed by Fannie Mae in portfolio risk, default intervention, and credit loss management. His prior experience also includes statistical modeling and credit policy for Chevy Chase Federal Savings Bank in Bethesda, MD. Both his undergraduate and graduate studies were completed in Washington DC, with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from American University and a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University.

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  • 11th

    NCRC 2009 National Conference: Roadmap To A Financially Inclusive Society

    Washington Court Hotel

    Join NCRC and leaders from business, government, community non-profits, media, and academia March 11-14, 2009, in Washington, DC, for cutting-edge dialogue, hands-on training, workshops, plenaries, and topical sessions on issues affecting Americas communities.

    This year’s conference will focus on the Roadmap to a Financially Inclusive Society, with plenary discussions that explore solutions to the nation’s pressing foreclosure crisis, financial system reform, access to banking services and products, small business development, green technologies, and much more.

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  • 1st

    2009 CDFI Institute

    Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel

    The 2009 CDFI Institute will feature candid dialogue with community development finance experts about issues facing the field. Also included are opportunities to meet with Congressional Leaders, the CDFI Fund, and to interact with your CDFI colleagues from around the country. Register now and join us, your colleagues, a new Administration and new Congress in March 2009.

    Scheduled speakers include Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Il.), Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), and Donna Gambrell, Director of the CDFI Fund.

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