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CDFI Fund: FY 2018 Round BEA Program Electronic Application Now Available

The electronic application for the fiscal year (FY) 2018 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) is now available in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund’s) Awards Management Information System (AMIS). All applicants must be registered in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and AMIS to apply for funding. Organizations should confirm that their accounts…

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 May 2018. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations for 40 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released

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 July 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…

OCC: New Bulletin Discusses Annual Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios

Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) issued on June 15, 2018, the host state loan-to-deposit (LTD) ratios. The OCC is issuing this bulletin to inform national banks about how these ratios are used…

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 2018. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations Released for 20 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, 2018 through June 30, 2018. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…

FDIC: Regulatory Relief Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Hawaii

Summary: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Hawaii affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. Highlights: Severe…

Ever Wondered “What is Low- and Moderate-Income or LMI”? Here’s Your Answer.

“What is low- and moderate-income or LMI?” is one of the most common questions we hear at findCRA. Most people may have a general understanding of what it means to be low-income, but under the federal Community Reinvestment Act, defining low- and moderate-income can seem overly technical and confusing. More importantly, knowing who and what…

OCC: Bulletin Issued on Supervisory Policy and Processes for Community Reinvestment Act Performance Evaluations

OCC BULLETIN 2018-17 Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is fully committed to an effort to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). While modernization efforts are proceeding, the OCC is issuing this bulletin to inform national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies (collectively, banks) about clarifications to OCC…