FDIC: CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2020 and First Quarter 2021 Issued
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the fourth quarter 2020 and first quarter 2021. CRA regulations require each federal bank and thrift regulator to publish its quarterly CRA examination schedule at least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter. …
OCC: Acting Comptroller Hosts Access to Capital Forum in Denver to Highlight CRA Activities
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks today hosted an “Access to Capital Forum” in Denver to promote investment and lending in underserved areas and to highlight activities supported by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule. “Today, we brought together bankers, community developers, and advocates to…
CFPB: Analysis of 2019 HMDA Data Points Issued
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) analysis of the 2019 HMDA Data. This data article is the second in a series and follows the first article published in June of this year. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) is a data collection, reporting, and disclosure statute that was…
OCC: Acting Comptroller Brooks Promotes Access to Capital in Underserved Areas
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks today joined Senator Tim Scott and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson to raise awareness of investment and lending related to Opportunity Zones, which also may receive credit under the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule. “Today, bankers,…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2020 Round of BEA Program Released
Over $469 Million in Increased Investments, Lending and Services in Highly Distressed Communities and to CDFIs The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 round of its Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). A total of 144 applications were…
FFIEC: Availability of 2019 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Announced
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on 2019 mortgage lending transactions at 5,508 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data are the most comprehensive publicly available information on mortgage market…