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READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with the National Bankers Association | U.S. Dep…

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Meeting with the National Bankers Association
February 2, 2022

WASHINGTON — U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met today with the
National Bankers Association (NBA). The Deputy Secretary and the participants discussed the
Administrationʼs investment of $8.7 billion in low- and moderate-income community financial
institutions through the Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP). The ECIP will increase
lending to small and minority-owned businesses, and low- and moderate-income consumers
in underserved communities, including rural areas.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo discussed the next steps for completing the investments and
highlighted the important role that Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) play in the ECIP.
The participants also discussed the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
and the impact it will have on long-term economic growth. The Deputy Secretary emphasized
the Biden-Harris Administrationʼs commitment to working with financial institutions that
serve low-income communities and communities of color to drive investment, opportunity
and equitable growth.
Participants from the NBA included:
Robert E. James II, Carver State Bank (Georgia), Director of Strategic Initiatives,
President, Carver Development CDE, NBA Chairman
Nicole Elam, NBA President and CEO
Evelyn Smalls, United Bank of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), President and CEO
Kwesi Nduom, GN Bank (Illinois), President and CEO
Sidney King, Commonwealth Bank (Alabama), President and CEO
Kase Lawal, Unity National Bank (Texas), President and CEO
Bob Cooper, OneUnited Bank (Massachusetts), EVP and General Counsel
Travis Kiyota, East West Bank (California), EVP and Head of Public Engagement and Policy

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