New Bank Advisory Firm, HarveyFoster Impact Capital Group, LLC, Launches in Washington, DC

    WASHINGTON, DC, September 03, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Business partners, Ana R. Harvey and James Perez Foster, announce the launch of their new venture, HarveyFoster Impact Capital Group, LLC (HarveyFoster). The company is a bottom-line oriented Management Consulting firm focused on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), HMDA/Fair Lending compliance optimization and impact management for the financial services sector.

HarveyFoster's team of professionals possesses over 125 years of aggregate experience in the government, regulatory, financial services and policy development sectors. The firm seeks to modernize the methods by which banks fulfill their community-oriented compliance requirements, using advanced geospatial analysis tools, customized stakeholder engagement strategies and deep regulatory knowledge. By identifying and implementing innovative and economically viable capital deployment opportunities, HarveyFoster assists financial institutions in achieving authentic community and regional trust and enhancing their perception and value, while increasing economic opportunity of all involved.

"Our goal at HarveyFoster is to create shared value for the financial institutions and the communities they serve. Our team's vision and experience allow us to stand at the intersection between banks and underserved communities, and create comprehensive and integrated Adaptive Community Engagement strategies that fulfill both, the banks' regulatory requirements and the needs of those communities," said Harvey, who is the former Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA).

Perez Foster believes that HarveyFoster's specialization in underserved markets development will be an asset to financial institutions seeking to optimize their regulatory compliance: "HarveyFoster's value proposition is unique when compared to other bank advisers. Our team's complimentary backgrounds in banking and the economic empowerment of U.S. underserved markets bridges our understanding and recognition of these markets as one of the most economically viable demographic shifts in the history of the U.S. economy since the Baby Boomer Generation." Perez Foster is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Solera National Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solera National Bancorp, Inc.

For more information, please contact Ms. Kavita Rodgers at 720.339.7058 or [email protected].

About HarveyFoster
With a team of professionals possessing over 125 years of aggregate experience in the government, regulatory, financial services and policy development sectors, HarveyFoster Impact Capital Group, LLC ("HarveyFoster") is a minority/woman-owned Management Consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm focuses on identifying and implementing processes by which financial institutions can optimize their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), HMDA/Fair Lending activities, compliance and reporting.

For more information, visit www.harveyfostergroup.com.

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