NCUA News Release

NCUA to Host Access Across America Economic Empowerment Summit in Newark, New Jersey April 8

Alexandria, VA, February 15, 2005 – National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman JoAnn Johnson announced today that the agency will sponsor an Access Across America Economic Empowerment Summit in Newark, New Jersey on Friday, April 8. The Summit will be held at the Wyndham Newark Airport. Registration opens at 8:00am and the program will begin at 8:30am.

The free, one-day event will focus on federal resources available to credit unions. Credit unions in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are invited to attend.

“NCUA is pleased to announce the second summit of 2005, which will bring together public and private entities to discuss economic empowerment and financial self-sufficiency,” said NCUA Chairman Johnson. “We look forward to meeting with credit union officials and volunteers in the Northeast, who are making a difference in the lives of their members and helping them achieve the American Dream of financial independence.”

The summit is designed for credit union officials, as well as board volunteers. The purpose of the summit is to enhance the abilities of credit unions to expand financial services to their members by partnering with other federal agencies and non-profit organizations.

Chairman Johnson continued, “We value the opportunity we have to introduce credit union officials to programs that are available to provide additional services for their membership.”

Key topics include:

• Member Business Lending
• Health Savings Accounts
• Homeownership
• Financial Education
• Serving Underserved Areas

Participating agencies include the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Treasury. Also, presenting will be the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Small Business Administration, and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.

Access Across America was established to promote and facilitate the extension of affordable financial services to individuals and communities Across America. Access Across America has partnered with federal agencies to develop opportunities to aid credit unions with the technical resources and finances needed to provide much needed services in underserved areas.

For more information or to register for the free Summit, please see NCUA’s website at www.ncua.gov or e-mail AccessAcrossAmerica@ncua.gov.

Participants are responsible for their own hotel accommodations. Please contact the hotel directly:

Wyndham
1000 Spring Street
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201-2184
Phone: (908) 436-4600

http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/EWRNJ/main.wnt

The National Credit Union Administration, governed by a three-member board, is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), insuring the savings of 82 million account holders in all federal credit unions and many state-chartered credit unions.