CRA

OCC: CRA Guidelines for Requesting Designation as Wholesale, Limited Purpose or Special Purpose Bank

OCC BULLETIN 2019-40 Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing this bulletin to inform national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches of foreign banking organizations (collectively, banks) subject to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) about guidelines for requesting a designation as a wholesale or limited purpose bank for CRA purposes…

FDIC: List of Banks 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 April 2019. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations Released for 23 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…

FFIEC: Agencies Release List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies

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 (CRA) consideration under the community…

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 (CRA) consideration under the community…

FDIC: List of Banks 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 March 2019. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations Released for 33 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of May 1, 2019 through May 31, 2019. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…

FDIC: Banker Feedback Helps Focus FDIC Efforts to Better Address Their Needs

Over the past year, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams has been meeting with local bankers, state supervisors, and consumer groups to obtain feedback on many important topics, including: the needs of their local communities, the FDIC’s regulatory approach, and ideas to promote economic inclusion. At a speech today before the Community Development…

FDIC: CRA Examination Schedules for Third and Fourth Quarter 2019 Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the third quarter of 2019 and fourth quarter of 2019. CRA regulations require each federal bank and thrift regulator to publish its quarterly CRA examination schedule at least 30 days before the beginning of…

OCC: Third and Fourth Quarter 2019 CRA Evaluation Schedule Issued

 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks and federal savings associations scheduled to be evaluated under the CRA, and suggests that comments be…