The Future of Commercial Real Estate

11/17/21 • 25 min

In our post-pandemic world, will there be lasting impacts to the commercial real estate sector? The FDIC’s Bob DiChara joins three community bankers who examine of how commercial real estate is trending where they are —John Buran, Flushing Bank in Uniondale, New York; Jim Edwards, United Bank in Griffin, Georgia; and Joanne Kim, Commonwealth Business Bank in Los Angeles.

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Supporting Mission-Driven Banks

All across our nation, minority banks and community development financial institutions work and lend in lower income communities where, if not for these banks, there would be no banking presence at all. FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams recently launched a first-of-its kind investment fund to support these banks. It’s called the Mission-Driven Bank Fund. In this episode, Chairman McWilliams speaks with two of the Fund’s anchor investors—Microsoft’s Anita Mehra and Truist Financial Corporation CEO William H. Rogers, Sr.

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A Woman of Many Firsts

Born in a small Texas town, Arleas Upton Kea came to the FDIC nearly 40 years ago as a young attorney and rose through the agency’s senior ranks in good times and during moments of crisis. Meet Arleas and her incredible legacy of public service.