CRA Newswire

ABA: Can Your Bank Help Teach Children to Save?

ABA calls for banker volunteers to increase financial capability in local schools ​WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association, through its Community Engagement Foundation, is calling for banker volunteers to register for its national Teach Children to Save campaign. Now in its 19th year, the Teach Children to Save program is a national campaign that organizes banker volunteers…

CFPB: Report Finds Nearly Half of Borrowers Do Not Shop for a Mortgage

CFPB Releases “Owning a Home” Toolkit to Help Consumers Shopping for a Mortgage WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that almost half of consumers do not shop around for a mortgage when purchasing a home. The report also found that informed consumers are more likely to shop, especially…

FDIC: List of Banks Recently 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 October 2014. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…