12 CFR §25.23 Investment test
§25.23 Investment test. (a) Scope of test. The investment test evaluates a bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its assessment area(s) through qualified investments that benefit its assessment area(s) or a broader statewide or regional area that includes the bank’s assessment area(s). (b) Exclusion. Activities considered under the lending or service tests…
12 CFR §25.24 Service test
§25.24 Service test. (a) Scope of test. The service test evaluates a bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its assessment area(s) by analyzing both the availability and effectiveness of a bank’s systems for delivering retail banking services and the extent and innovativeness of its community development services. (b) Area(s) benefitted. Community development…
12 CFR §25.25 Community development test for wholesale or limited purposes banks
§25.25 Community development test for wholesale or limited purpose banks. (a) Scope of test. The OCC assesses a wholesale or limited purpose bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its assessment area(s) under the community development test through its community development lending, qualified investments, or community development services. (b) Designation as a wholesale…
12 CFR §25.26 Small bank performance standards
§25.26 Small bank performance standards. (a) Performance criteria—(1) Small banks that are not intermediate small banks. The OCC evaluates the record of a small bank that is not, or that was not during the prior calendar year, an intermediate small bank, of helping to meet the credit needs of its assessment area(s) pursuant to the criteria…
12 CFR §25.27 Strategic Plan
§25.27 Strategic plan. (a) Alternative election. The OCC will assess a bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its assessment area(s) under a strategic plan if: (1) The bank has submitted the plan to the OCC as provided for in this section; (2) The OCC has approved the plan; (3) The plan is…
12 CFR §25.28 Assigned ratings
§25.28 Assigned ratings. (a) Ratings in general. Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the OCC assigns to a bank a rating of “outstanding,” “satisfactory,” “needs to improve,” or “substantial noncompliance” based on the bank’s performance under the lending, investment and service tests, the community development test, the small bank performance standards, or an…
12 CFR §25.29 Effect of CRA performance on applications
§25.29 Effect of CRA performance on applications. (a) CRA performance. Among other factors, the OCC takes into account the record of performance under the CRA of each applicant bank in considering an application for: (1) The establishment of a domestic branch; (2) The relocation of the main office or a branch; (3) Under the Bank Merger…
12 CFR §25.41 Assessment area delineation
§25.41 Assessment area delineation. (a) In general. A bank shall delineate one or more assessment areas within which the OCC evaluates the bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its community. The OCC does not evaluate the bank’s delineation of its assessment area(s) as a separate performance criterion, but the OCC reviews the…
12 CFR §25.42 Data collection, reporting, and disclosure
§25.42 Data collection, reporting, and disclosure. (a) Loan information required to be collected and maintained. A bank, except a small bank, shall collect, and maintain in machine readable form (as prescribed by the OCC) until the completion of its next CRA examination, the following data for each small business or small farm loan originated or purchased…
12 CFR §25.43 Content and availability of public file
§25.43 Content and availability of public file. (a) Information available to the public. A bank shall maintain a public file that includes the following information: (1) All written comments received from the public for the current year and each of the prior two calendar years that specifically relate to the bank’s performance in helping to meet…