Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation

From: sflum [mailto:sflum@ameritech.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:39 PM
To: Comments
Subject: Community Reinvestment -- RIN 3064-AC50

Dear FDIC,

"I oppose the FDIC's proposal to allow banks with assets above $250 million to be examined as small banks under the Community Reinvestment Act. This policy would reduce lending, investments and services in low-income communities." We need to strengthen our urban communitites and insure that banks are committed to lending within them.

Steven Flum, AIA
President, Steven C. Flum, Inc.
architecture and real estate development
Detroit, Michigan