CRA

ABA: Statement on OCC’s CRA Final Rule

“The modernization of CRA’s outdated rules is long overdue, and we are very grateful to Comptroller Otting and the OCC staff for their commitment to this important effort. Stakeholders on all sides have acknowledged that the current CRA regime has failed to keep pace with the evolution of banking and community needs. We appreciate that…

EDA: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in February 2020. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations for 20 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020.  The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The…

ABA: Strategic Partnerships Announced to Strengthen Minority Depository Institutions

The American Bankers Association (ABA) and the National Bankers Association (NBA) today announced that the organizations have joined together in a strategic partnership to promote the health and well-being of minority depository institutions (MDIs). This partnership will build on existing membership overlap and enable NBA and ABA members to work collaboratively on a variety of…

CFPB: Final Rule Issued Raising Data Reporting Thresholds Under HMDA

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a final rule raising the loan-volume coverage thresholds for financial institutions reporting data under the Home Mortgage Reporting Act (HMDA). The final rule, amending Regulation C, increases the permanent threshold for collecting and reporting data about closed-end mortgage loans from 25 to 100 loans effective July 1, 2020….

OCC: Comptroller Thanks Stakeholders for Comments on the Proposal to Modernize CRA Regulations

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting today issued the following statement thanking stakeholders for their comments on the proposal to strengthen and modernize the regulatory framework implementing the Community Reinvestment Act. I want to thank all of the stakeholders who have submitted more than 7,400 thoughtful and helpful comments regarding the Office of the…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in January 2020. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations for 28 National Banks and Federal Savings Association Released

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of March 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…

Federal Reserve: CRA Analytics Data Tables Published

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released a series of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Analytics Data Tables. This data resource is intended to provide insight into the historical relationship between bank lending activity and regulatory assessments. The tables combine Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data, CRA small business and small farm loan data, and manually…

OCC: Comptroller Tours Memphis to Discuss Community Reinvestment

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer John Hope Bryant today led a community tour of Memphis to highlight successful examples of and opportunities for financing community reinvestment, economic revitalization, and financial empowerment. The community tour brought together more than 60 bankers and community leaders, including Memphis…