Speaking Engagement

The 2026 Forum

April 20-22, 2026
New Orleans, LA
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Marsha Courchane is a speaker during the session titled “Beyond The Mandate: Leveraging your CRA and Fair Lending Toolkit for Growth.”

This session explores how institutions are moving beyond baseline CRA and fair lending compliance to drive strategic growth and community impact. The discussion highlights practical ways to extract real business value from your compliance toolkit while also strengthening performance and aligning regulatory requirements with growth objectives.

Alex Stricker is a speaker during the session titled “Fair Lending in Focus: Navigating the New Frontiers of Risk and Responsibility.”

Fair lending compliance is changing. From algorithmic bias and digital redlining to appraisal discrimination, institutions are facing both new risks and renewed scrutiny of traditional practices. This session explores how fair lending expectations are evolving across federal and state oversight, what “good” looks like in an AI-driven lending environment, and how institutions can responsibly expand access without creating compliance exposure.

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