Federal Reserve Board

12 CFR §228.29 Effect of CRA performance on applications

§228.29   Effect of CRA performance on applications. (a) CRA performance. Among other factors, the Board takes into account the record of performance under the CRA of: (1) Each applicant bank for the: (i) Establishment of a domestic branch by a State member bank; and (ii) Merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, or assumption of liabilities requiring approval…

12 CFR §228.41 Assessment area delineation

§228.41   Assessment area delineation. (a) In general. A bank shall delineate one or more assessment areas within which the Board evaluates the bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its community. The Board does not evaluate the bank’s delineation of its assessment area(s) as a separate performance criterion, but the Board reviews the…

12 CFR §228.42 Data collection, reporting and disclosure

§228.42   Data collection, reporting, and disclosure. (a) Loan information required to be collected and maintained. A bank, except a small bank, shall collect, and maintain in machine readable form (as prescribed by the Board) until the completion of its next CRA examination, the following data for each small business or small farm loan originated or purchased…

12 CFR §228.43 Content and availability of public file

§228.43   Content and availability of public file. (a) Information available to the public. A bank shall maintain a public file that includes the following information: (1) All written comments received from the public for the current year and each of the prior two calendar years that specifically relate to the bank’s performance in helping to meet…

12 CFR §228.44 Public notice by banks

§228.44   Public notice by banks. A bank shall provide in the public lobby of its main office and each of its branches the appropriate public notice set forth in appendix B of this part. Only a branch of a bank having more than one assessment area shall include the bracketed material in the notice for branch…

12 CFR §228.45 Publication of planned examination schedule

§228.45   Publication of planned examination schedule. The Board publishes at least 30 days in advance of the beginning of each calendar quarter a list of banks scheduled for CRA examinations in that quarter.

Appendix A to Part 228 – Ratings

Appendix A to Part 228—Ratings (a) Ratings in general. (1) In assigning a rating, the Board evaluates a bank’s performance under the applicable performance criteria in this part, in accordance with §§228.21 and 228.28. This includes consideration of low-cost education loans provided to low-income borrowers and activities in cooperation with minority- or women-owned financial institutions…

Appendix B to Part 228 – CRA Notice

Appendix B to Part 228—CRA Notice (a) Notice for main offices and, if an interstate bank, one branch office in each state. Community Reinvestment Act Notice Under the Federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the Federal Reserve Board (Board) evaluates our record of helping to meet the credit needs of this community consistent with safe and…