From: Ora Gere [mailto:geres@odsgc.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 6:14 PM
To: Comments
Subject: Community Reinvestment -- RIN 3064-AC50
To Whom it concerns:
I am a small business owner here in Western Kansas. We have been in
business since 1992. A "Small Town Bank" gave us our start. The "Big
town Bank" would not even give us the time of day. We bank at several
different "small town banks" here in Garden City and Holcomb. All of
them have kept this business going. Their local money has helped fund
this community. I oppose the FDIC's proposal to allow banks with assets
above $250 million to be examined as a small bank under the community
reinvestment act. This policy would reduce lending, investments and
services in the low income communities. I am against big business take
more of the small business share. So I am against Big town banking
getting small town banking perks. Big business like big banking does not
help out the small town or the small business. Keep the American Dream
alive. Keep the small Town business in Business!!!!
