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ABA Community Bank Stocks in Today's Challenging Market  – a Bank Analyst Update*

Community bank stocks are impacted by today's troubled market and bankers are asking how long this will go on and what they should do about it. Join our panel of top bank analysts for a one-hour live discussion on the impact the current market is having on community bank stocks.

During this recording of the May 7 telephone briefing, you will learn first-hand how to deal with the current market environment and investors. Our panelists will discuss the current market conditions in bank stocks; analyze trends, provide an overview of 1st Quarter earnings, and share practical insights with you on "how to" communicate your individual bank story. They will also highlight challenges to be faced for the remainder of 2008 and will provide suggestions on what you can do to prepare your institution. Purchase the CD today and get your questions answered by the experts!

Program Date	Audio CDs Now Available
Per CD Fees**	$125 ABA/Service Member • $225 Non-Member
Order Form	PDF
Audio CD	Order Online
Credits	Continuing education credit eligibility to be determined.

Topics to be addressed  

• Analysis/review of the current community bank stock market environment 
• 1st Quarter 2008 earnings results 
• Challenges ahead in 2008 – Recession/Depression?
• Housing meltdown and commercial real estate concentrations
• Capital requirements and the credit freeze 
• Insights for bankers on how to communicate with investors and analysts during difficult market conditions.

Speakers

• Helen Sullivan, Senior Vice President, American Bankers Association,
  Washington, DC (moderator)
• Collyn Gilbert, Senior Analyst, Stifel Nicolaus, New York, NY
• Dan Goldfarb, Portfolio Manager, OFI Investments, New York, NY
• Rick Weiss, Senior Analyst, Janney Montgomery, New York, NY

Audio CDs for this telephone briefing will be available for purchase
7-10 days after the airing of the program.

*ABA's Telephone Briefings include reference materials and telephone audio. Telephone/Webcast Briefings include reference materials, telephone audio, and simultaneous webcast presentation (requires 56K or faster with JavaScript and cookies enabled in the browser, i.e., Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or Netscape 4.7X).

**Each site license (registration fee) entitles you to one phone connection and one Internet connection  (when there is a simultaneous webcast presentation) where an unlimited number of listeners can participate.

Any transmission, retransmission or republishing of the audio or Web portions of this briefing is strictly prohibited.

Questions? Please contact Joe Mach / Linda Shepard / Cari Hearn for more information.