AUTUMN 2004

Women Entrepreneurs
Growing in Numbers

Bank's Branches Rev Up
Community Affairs Work

Campaign Warns:
Don't Borrow Trouble

Indiana Homeowner Protection
Act Exempts Bankers

Illinois Lenders Invited
to Investment Meetings

Get Checking

Have You Heard

Spanning the Region

Calendar

Resources

A Closer Look
This issue of Bridges includes a supplement for readers in Arkansas. A Closer Look focuses on what is being done in Arkansas to stem the increasing number of defaults on manufactured housing loans.

Resources

Metropolitan Statistical Areas: New Standards and Their Impact on Selected Federal Programs—The General Accounting Office recently released a report on new standards for federal statistical recognition of metropolitan areas. The standards, announced in 2000, include a new designation: micropolitan statistical areas, which applies to less populated areas. To read the report, go to www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-758.

SimIndiana—This is a suite of desktop productivity applications that recently has been made available to Indiana residents for personal, academic, business or community use. The product list includes familiar applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, address books, notebooks, calendars and a file explorer. What sets SimIndiana apart is that the software is provided by the state of Indiana at no charge. The only requirement is that users sign up with a valid Indiana address. For more information, visit www.simindiana.com.

2004 State of the Nation’s Housing—Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released its report this summer. The center predicts that the housing industry will experience another strong decade, with women, minorities and immigrants playing a larger role in housing markets. The report is available at www.jchs.harvard.edu.

Tennessee Economic Development Guide—The guide provides an overview of Tennessee’s economic accomplishments each year. This year, the guide includes an update on the state’s growing technology fields and automotive industry. It also looks at the state’s support for entrepreneurs. To find out more, visit www.tnedg.com or call Dawn Rutledge Jones at (615) 253-1760.

Dinero Hispano—A new web site presents personal financial education in Spanish. The site was developed by the InCharge Institute of America, a national nonprofit organization. The web address is www.dinerohispano.com.

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