CRA Modernization

FDIC & OCC: 30-day Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Changes to CRA Regulations Announced

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today extended the public comment period for proposed changes to the regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) until April 8, 2020. On December 12, 2019, the FDIC and OCC announced a proposal to modernize the regulations under the CRA…

OCC: FDIC & OCC Announce 30-day Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Changes to CRA Rules

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today extended the public comment period for proposed changes to the rules implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) until April 8, 2020. On December 12, 2019, the FDIC and OCC announced a proposal to modernize the regulations under the CRA…

OCC: Comptroller Discusses Efforts to Strengthen CRA Regulations, Condition of the Federal Banking System

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting today testified during a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee. The Comptroller’s testimony discussed efforts to strengthen and modernize Community Reinvestment Act regulations, the condition of the federal banking system, the agency’s diversity and inclusion programs, and work to implement regulatory reform that encourages economic opportunity…

OCC: Request for Information Regarding CRA Proposed Rule

On January 9, 2020, the OCC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the agencies) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The OCC seeks public input with this request for information to assist in determining how the proposed rule might be revised to ensure that…

FDIC: Agencies Propose to Modernize CRA Regulations

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a proposal to modernize the agencies’ regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) that have not been substantively updated for nearly 25 years. The proposed rules are intended to increase bank activity in low- and moderate-income communities…

OCC: FDIC and OCC Propose to Modernize CRA Regulations

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a proposal to modernize the agencies’ regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) that have not been substantively updated for nearly 25 years. The proposed rules are intended to increase bank activity in low- and moderate-income communities…

OCC: Comptroller Statement Regarding Joint Proposal to Modernize the CRA Regulations

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting today released the following statement regarding the publication of the joint notice of proposed rulemaking to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. Since 1977 the Community Reinvestment Act has steered trillions of dollars into neighborhoods across our country helping to reinvigorate those communities by meeting their credit needs…

ABA: Statement on Joint Release of Proposed CRA Rule

“We welcome the joint proposal from the OCC and FDIC to modernize Community Reinvestment Act regulations. We believe that updating these rules to reflect the reality of financial services today can enhance banks’ ability to invest in their communities and achieve the laudable goals of CRA. We thank Comptroller Otting, Chairman McWilliams and their staffs…

ABA: Otting, McWilliams Discuss Next Steps on CRA Modernization Effort

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting is moving forward with issuing a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that would modernize how the agency evaluates banks’ Community Reinvestment Act performance, he said today. Otting said he expects to issue the NPR by the end of 2019 with a 60-day comment period and hopes to have the…

FDIC: Banker Feedback Helps Focus FDIC Efforts to Better Address Their Needs

Over the past year, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams has been meeting with local bankers, state supervisors, and consumer groups to obtain feedback on many important topics, including: the needs of their local communities, the FDIC’s regulatory approach, and ideas to promote economic inclusion. At a speech today before the Community Development…