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<StrategicPlan xmlns="urn:ISO:std:iso:17469:tech:xsd:stratml_core" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ISO:std:iso:17469:tech:xsd:stratml_core http://xml.govwebs.net/stratml/references/StrategicPlanISOVersion20140401.xsd"><Name>Community Development Lending</Name><Description/><OtherInformation/><StrategicPlanCore><Organization><Name>National Cooperative Bank</Name><Acronym>NCB</Acronym><Identifier>_73599e94-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><Description>National Cooperative Bank (NCB) provides comprehensive banking services to cooperatives and other member-owned organizations throughout the country. What makes NCB unique is that the bank was created to address the financial needs of an underserved market niche -- people who join together cooperatively to meet personal, social or business needs, especially in low-income communities.   </Description><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Socially Responsible Organizations</Name><Description>As a recognized leader in community lending, NCB  has deployed over $5 billion to serve socially responsible organizations nationwide with a specific focus on affordable housing, healthcare, education and non profit organizations.</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Cooperatives</Name><Description>NCB's customers are cooperatives, such as grocery wholesaler co-ops, purchasing co-ops or housing co-ops. Other customers share in the spirit of cooperation, driven by democratic organizing principles. They may be Alaska and Native American enterprises, which by their very nature, are member-run and member-owned.  Others may be community health centers or charter schools, driven entirely by community needs. What they all have in common is a single fundamental principle -- they have joined together cooperatively to meet personal, social, and/or business needs.</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Low-Income Communities</Name><Description>In accordance with our congressional charter, NCB has a significant commitment to community revitalization. The employment of the cooperative model in the development of business and affordable housing is critical for low-income Americans, and strengthens communities in both urban and rural areas. </Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization"><Name>Congress</Name><Description>By dramatically leveraging our appropriation from Congress, we have succeeded in growing the original $184 million capitalization to more than $4 billion in specialized lending, investments, and technical assistance to underserved communities across the country. </Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Underserved Communities</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>NCB Employees</Name><Description>As a boutique bank with a special commitment to community, NCB attracts a team of professionals interested in "more than just a banking career."  Our Human Resources department manages all employment inquiries.</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>NCB Leadership Team</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Charles E. Snyder</Name><Description>President &amp; CEO</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Steven A. Brookner</Name><Description>Executive Managing Director,
President, National Cooperative Bank, NA</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Gerard Donlin</Name><Description>Chief Information Officer</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Kathleen H. Luzik</Name><Description>Chief Operating Officer</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Richard L. Reed</Name><Description>Chief Financial Officer</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>David Christiansen</Name><Description>Chief Credit Officer</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Patrick N. Connealy</Name><Description>Executive Vice President</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Casey Fannon</Name><Description>Executive Vice President</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Chris Goettke</Name><Description>Ohio Co-President</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Michelle Fantt Harris</Name><Description>Managing Director, Human Resources</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Chad Oppenheimer</Name><Description>General Counsel</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>NCB Board of Directors </Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Michael J. Mercer</Name><Description>Chair -- 
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Georgia Credit Union Affiliates,
Duluth, Georgia</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Steven F. Cunningham</Name><Description>Vice Chair --
S.F. Cunningham, LLC,
Vienna, VA</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Wilson Beebe</Name><Description>President,
Thanexus, Inc.,
Wall Township, NJ</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Roger Collins</Name><Description>Chief Executive Officer and Chairman,
Harps Foods,
Springdale, AR</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Paul Hazen</Name><Description>Executive Director,
U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council, Inc., 
Washington, DC</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Janis Herschkowitz</Name><Description>President and Chief Executive Officer,
PRL, Inc.,
Cornwall, Pennsylvania</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Peter Larkin</Name><Description>President and Chief Executive Officer,
National Grocers Association,
Arlington, VA </Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Andrea Levere</Name><Description>President,
CFED,
Washington, DC</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Martin Lowery</Name><Description>Executive Vice President, External Affairs,    
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,
Arlington, VA</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>L. Ray Moncrief</Name><Description>Former Chief Operating Officer,
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation,
London, Kentucky</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Mary Ann Rothman</Name><Description>Executive Director,
Council of New York Cooperative &amp; Condominiums,
New York, NY </Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>Maurice Smith</Name><Description>President,
Local Government Federal Credit Union,
Raleigh, NC </Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>David P. Swanson</Name><Description>Partner,
Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP,
Minneapolis, Minnesota</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Person"><Name>David Vliet</Name><Description>CEO,
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Inc.,
Hayward, CA</Description></Stakeholder></Organization><Vision><Description/><Identifier>_7359a06a-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier></Vision><Mission><Description>To help cooperatives grow by supporting and being an advocate for America's cooperatives and their members, placing special emphasis on serving the needs of communities that are economically challenged.</Description><Identifier>_7359a16e-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier></Mission><Value><Name>Self-Help</Name><Description>Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy and member-equity.</Description></Value><Value><Name>Self-Responsibility</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Democracy</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Member-Equity</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Responsibility</Name><Description>In the tradition of our founders, cooperatives believe in conducting business in a responsible, ethical, and honest manner with the foremost commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.</Description></Value><Value><Name>Ethics</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Honesty</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Quality of Life</Name><Description/></Value><Goal><Name>Housing</Name><Description>Keep homeownership affordable for the working class and underserved</Description><Identifier>_7359a240-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Working Class</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Underserved</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Affordable Housing -- 
Affordable Housing is a challenge facing many communities.  NCB’s focus is on how the cooperative model can help keep homeownership affordable for the working class and underserved.  We focus on both providing conventional loan programs to help existing cooperatives as well as developing new housing alternatives through shared equity models.</OtherInformation><Objective><Name/><Description/><Identifier>_7359a326-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator/><Stakeholder><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation/></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Health Care</Name><Description>Deliver quality care to low-income and uninsured families</Description><Identifier>_7359a3f8-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Low-Income Families</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Uninsured Families</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Nonprofit Community Clinics</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Nonprofit Health Centers</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Community Health Care -- 
Nonprofit community clinics and health centers are America's healthcare safety net.  They have a crucial mission -- to deliver quality care to low-income and uninsured families.  But, as the number of patients seeking their services continues to rise, the challenges health centers face are great.   NCB provides solutions that successfully preserve and expand affordable health care and behavioral care for low- income families across the country.</OtherInformation><Objective><Name/><Description/><Identifier>_7359a4ca-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator/><Stakeholder><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation/></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Education</Name><Description>Finance charter schools</Description><Identifier>_7359a5a6-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>3</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Charter Schools</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Education -- Our work in the education sector focus on charter school finance.  As a  lender for over 15 years, we use our expertise to create programs that allow us to successfully finance our nation’s charter schools.</OtherInformation><Objective><Name/><Description/><Identifier>_7359a678-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator/><Stakeholder><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation/></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Long-Term Care</Name><Description>Provide more care options for the elderly</Description><Identifier>_7359a74a-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Elderly Americans</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Long-Term Care -- America is witnessing an unprecedented boom in the ranks of the elderly.  This translates into a growing need for more care options.  We are a leader on a number of fronts, focusing on innovative new models in support of revolutionizing traditional nursing care, making assisted living affordable and creating alternative housing options for residents who want to maintain their independent lifestyles for as long as possible. </OtherInformation><Objective><Name>Nursing Care</Name><Description>Revolutionizing traditional nursing care</Description><Identifier>_7359a83a-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4.1</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Nursing Homes</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation/></Objective><Objective><Name>Assisted Living</Name><Description>Make assisted living affordable</Description><Identifier>_7359a902-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4.2</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Assisted Living Facilities</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation/></Objective><Objective><Name>Independent Living</Name><Description>Create alternative housing options for residents who want to maintain their independent lifestyles for as long as possible</Description><Identifier>_7359a9e8-d453-11e5-a2c5-1829103dce11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4.3</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Elderly Homeowners</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation/></Objective></Goal></StrategicPlanCore><AdministrativeInformation><PublicationDate>2016-02-15</PublicationDate><Source>https://www.ncb.coop/default.aspx?id=3758</Source><Submitter><GivenName>Owen</GivenName><Surname>Ambur</Surname><PhoneNumber/><EmailAddress>Owen.Ambur@verizon.net</EmailAddress></Submitter></AdministrativeInformation></StrategicPlan>