CRA Regulation

§__.42(a) CRA Data Collection for Agricultural Loans

§__.42(a) – 4 Q: Should institutions collect and report data on all agricultural loans of $500,000 or less at origination? A4. Institutions are to report those farm loans that they capture in Call Report Schedule RC-C, Part II. Small farm loans are defined as those whose original amounts are $500,000 or less and were reported as either “Loans…

§__.42(a) CRA Data Collection for Small Business & Farm Loan Refinances & Renewals

§__.42(a) – 5 Q: Should institutions collect and report data about small business and small farm loans that are refinanced or renewed? A5. An institution should collect information about small business and small farm loans that it refinances or renews as loan originations. (A refinancing generally occurs when the existing loan obligation or note is satisfied and a new…

§__.42(a) CRA Data Collection on Fishing Industry Loans

§__.42(a) – 6 Q: Does a loan to the “fishing industry” come under the definition of small farm loan? A6. Yes. Instructions for Call Report Schedule RC-C, Part I include loans “made for the purpose of financing fisheries and forestries, including loans to commercial fishermen” as a component of the definition for “Loans to finance agricultural…

§__.42(a) CRA Data Reporting on Home Equity Loan with Home Improvement & Small Business Purposes

§__.42(a) – 7 Q: How should an institution report a home equity line of credit, part of which is for home improvement purposes and part of which is for small business purposes? A7. When an institution originates a home equity line of credit that is for both home improvement and small business purposes, the institution has the…

§__.42(a) CRA Data Collection on Non-Domestic Loans

§__.42(a) – 8 Q: When collecting small business and small farm data on CRA purposes, may an institution collect and report information about loans to small businesses and small farms located outside the United States? A8. At an institution’s option, it may collect data about small business and small farm loans located outside the United States; however,…

§__.42(a) CRA Data Reporting When No Loans Were Originated

§__.42(a) – 9 Q: Is an institution that has no small farm or small business loans required to report under CRA? A9. Each institution subject to data reporting requirements must, at a minimum, submit a transmittal sheet, definition of its assessment area(s), and a record of its community development loans. If the institution does not have community…

§__.42(a) CRA Data Reporting for P.O. Boxes and Rural Routes

§__.42(a) – 10 Q: How should an institution collect and report the location of a loan made to a small business or farm if the borrower provides an address that consists of a post office box number or a rural route and box number? A10. Prudent banking practices and Bank Secrecy Act regulations dictate that institutions know…

§__.42(a)(2) Reportable Loan Amount at Loan Purchase

§__.42(a)(2) – 1 Q: When an institution purchases a small business or small farm loan, in whole or in part, which amount should the institution collect and report – the original amount of the loan or the amount of the purchase? A1. When collecting and reporting information on purchased small business and small farm loans, including loan…

§__.42(a)(2) CRA Data Collection for Multiple Loans to Same Small Business

§__.42(a)(2) – 2 Q: How should an institution collect data about multiple loan originations to the same business? A2. If an institution makes multiple originations to the same business, the loans should be collected and reported as separate originations rather than combined and reported as they are on the Call Report, which reflects loans outstanding, rather than…

§__.42(a)(2) CRA Data Collection for Small Business Credit Cards

§__.42(a)(2) – 3 Q: How should an institution collect data pertaining to credit cards issued to small businesses? A3. If an institution agrees to issue credit cards to a business’s employees, all of the credit card lines opened on a particular date for that single business should be reported as one small business loan origination rather than…