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Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet with other firefighter credit unions and Vining Sparks in Memphis TN. Vining Sparks is offering this, registration free, one day seminar to all our firefighter credit unions.


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Moving Forward

Vining Sparks' annual Credit Union Forum is geared to assist today's credit union executives and management team as they move forward in our current challenging environment of low interest rates and gradual recovering loan demand.


The seminar will be held on April 28 at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis. This full-day event will equip executives of today's credit union management team to deal with the challenges and opportunities facing them.


The last few quarters have presented mixed signals in terms of economic growth and future interest rate expectations. However, rates remain generally low and loan demand has begun gaining strength in certain parts of the country.

We will explore methods to move forward in this changing environment while simultaneously managing risk and coping with new regulations.

We invite you to come to the Forum and gather valuable ideas while networking with other credit union executives facing the same issues as you.

Monday, April 28: Schedule
Sessions (8:30am-5:00pm) - The Forum will begin early and run until late afternoon with sessions discussing the economy, balance sheet trends and risk management.

Evening (7:00pm) - The evening entertainment will include admission to a Memphis Redbirds' baseball game and a catered dinner in the ball park. Afterwards, you can explore the night life on Beale Street if you desire.

Hotel Information: The Peabody Hotel
Overnight accommodations are the attendees' responsibility and can be made directly with the Hotel Reservation Department by calling The Peabody Hotel at 800-PEABODY and asking for a room from the "Vining Sparks" room block. Reservations must be made by 3/28/2014, and the nightly rate is $195.00.
Up to 7 hours of CPE credit will be available.

A more detailed agenda and website will be coming next week!

Questions?
Please call our firefighter credit union representative, Lee Chandler, Senior Vice President
Office 800-786-1245, Cell 970-445-8410 lchandler@viningsparks.com
or Randy Wade at 800-829-0321 email him at rwade@viningsparks.com

Vining-Sparks IBG, L.P.
775 Ridge Lake Blvd. Memphis, TN 38120
Visit us on the web at www.viningsparks.com
© 2014 Vining Sparks IBG, LP | Member FINRA/SIPC

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