§__.12(g)(2) – 1
Q: Community development includes community services targeted to low- or moderate-income individuals. What are examples of ways that an institution could determine that community services are offered to low- or moderate-income individuals?
A1: Examples of ways in which an institution could determine that community services are targeted to low- or moderate-income persons include, but are not limited to:
- The community service is targeted to the clients of a nonprofit organization that has a defined mission of serving low- and moderate-income persons, or, because of government grants, for example, is limited to offering services only to low- or moderate-income persons.
- The community service is offered by a nonprofit organization that is located in and serves a low- or moderate-income geography.
- The community service is conducted in a low- or moderate-income area and target to the residents of the area.
- The community services is a clearly defined program the benefits primarily low- or moderate-income persons, event it if is provided by an entity that offers other programs that serve individuals of all income levels.
- The community service is offered at a workplace to workers who are low- and moderate-income, based on readily available data for the average wage for workers in that particular occupation or industry (see, e.g. https://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm (Bureau of Labor Statistics)).
- The community service is provided to students of their families from a school at which the majority of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program.
- The community service is targeted to individuals who receive or are eligible to receive Medicaid.
- The community service is provided to recipients of government assistance programs that have income qualifications equivalent to, or stricter than, the definitions of low- and moderate-income as defined by the CRA Regulations. Examples include U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s section 8, 202, 515, and 811 programs or U.S. Department of Agriculture’s section 514, 516, and Supplement Nutrition Assistance programs.
Source: Interagency Questions & Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment | July 2016