The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2019 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act […]
Interagency Release: List of Distressed and Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies for 2019 Released
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2019 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act […]
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Interagency Guidance: Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios Issued
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that they will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of […]
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Federal Reserve: Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households Issued
The Federal Reserve Board’s latest Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households found that most measures of economic well-being and financial resilience in 2018 were similar to, or slightly better than, those in 2017. Overall, the financial experiences reported by the 11,000 adults surveyed in 2018 were largely positive, and many […]
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Federal Reserve: Final Rule Approved to Repeal Regulations for SAFE Act
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday approved final amendments to its regulations to reflect the transfer of the Board’s rulemaking authority for the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (S.A.F.E. Act) to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau). Entities that were subject to the Board’s rules are […]
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Interagency: Proposed Rule to Limit Impact of Large Bank Failures
The federal banking agencies on Tuesday proposed a rule to limit the interconnectedness of large banking organizations and reduce the impact from failure of the largest banking organizations. The proposal would complement other measures that the banking agencies have taken to limit interconnectedness among large banking organizations. Global systemically important […]
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Federal Reserve: “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” Revised
The Task Force on Consumer Compliance of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council recently developed a revised version of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” (Guide). The updated Guide is for use in connection with Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)1 data collected beginning on January 1, 2019 pursuant to […]
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Interagency: Agencies Announce Two Public Meetings on Merger of BB&T and SunTrust; Public Comment Period Extended
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Thursday announced that they will jointly hold two public meetings on the proposed merger of BB&T Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with SunTrust Banks, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. As part of the proposal, BB&T would merge SunTrust Bank with and […]
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Federal Reserve: Speech | “CRA: How Can We Preserve What Works and Make it Better?”
Governor Lael Brainard At the 2019 Just Economy Conference, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington, D.C. It is a pleasure to have an opportunity to discuss how we can preserve what is working well with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and make it better.1 In recent months, we have seen a high […]
Federal Reserve: Consumer Affairs Letter Issued Regarding NMTCs and Public Welfare Investments
CA 19-1: New Markets Tax Credits and Public Welfare Investments BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WASHINGTON, D.C. 20551 DIVISION OF CONSUMER AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS CA 19-1 February 26, 2019 TO THE OFFICERS AND MANAGERS IN CHARGE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS SECTIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SUPERVISED BY THE […]
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