On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined the details of a new program under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) that will provide Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) with up to $1 billion to make more loans to small businesses in some of the communities hit hardest by the economic crisis.

Bill Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union (ECD/HOPE), will participate in the White House Jobs Summit today to identify innovative ways to create jobs in the current economic climate.

Jackson, MS - The foreclosure crisis continues to affect thousands of Mississippians who are struggling in the current economy. Often, families lose their homes because they don't know where to turn for assistance or because they are overwhelmed by the obstacles they face.

WASHINGTON, DC – Bill Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of ECD/HOPE (Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union), will participate in a meeting with President Barak Obama on December 22 to identify innovative ways to boost lending to small businesses and move the economy forward. Bynum will join a select group of 12 leaders from other community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and community banks from across the nation at the White House as they advance ideas to stimulate small business growth and plans for regulatory reform. See the Fox Business News television story.