Educational ResourcesAt the FHLB Des Moines we are
committed to the life-long learning
of our customers. One of the ways we
accomplish this goal is through
educational correspondence and
workshops with resources our
customers can take back to their
financial institutions.
2007
Fall Conference
Presentations
The PowerPoint presentations from
our 2007 Fall Conference:
Tellers
to Technology are now available.
This year's conference was held on
October 11 - 12 at the Downtown Des
Moines Marriott in Des Moines and
featured local and national experts
providing insight on industry trends,
innovations and issues facing
community bankers.
2007
Spring Regional
Workshop Presentation
The PowerPoint presentation from the
2007 Spring Regional Workshops is
now available. Workshops were held
at nine different locations
throughout Iowa, Missouri,
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota and focused on FHLB products
and services.
Capitalizing on Rural America:
Executive Study
This 2004 conference report was
prepared for the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Des Moines by SRI
International’s Center for Science,
Technology, and Economic Development
(CSTED). SRI
International prepared this
conference report to serve as
technical background for the bank’s
April 2005 policy forum on
“Capitalizing on Rural America.” The
purposes of the paper are threefold:
- To summarize recent trends
and conditions in rural America;
- To review federal policies
and programs aimed at
stimulating rural America’s
economic performance; and
- To develop a conceptual
framework and potential
policy/program thrusts to serve
as a foundation for a new start.
The full report and supporting
materials are below.
Study Addresses Future Prosperity
of Rural America
Rural America needs to rediscover
its economic value and use it to
build a new economy, according to a
new study. The study was
commissioned by the FHLB Des Moines
as a platform for Capitalizing on
Rural America: A Policy Forum, a
major forum of Washington
policymakers.
Conducted by SRI International's
Center for Science, Technology, and
Economic Development, the wide
ranging study found that the focus,
both in rural America and
Washington, is generally on problems
rather than solutions. The study
further revealed that the rural
economy has become more diverse than
agriculture, while policy and
funding have not kept pace.
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