Examination

CFPB: FFIEC Announces Availability of 2018 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 5,683 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. Released today are loan-level HMDA data covering 2018 lending activity that were submitted on…

August 30, 2019 Regulatory Updates

OCC: Fourth Quarter 2019 and First Quarter 2020 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 fourth quarter 2019 and first quarter 2020. The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks and federal savings associations scheduled to be evaluated under the CRA, and suggests that comments…

August 27, 2019 CRA Examinations

OCC: CRA Evaluations Released for 42 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 July 1, 2019 through July 31, 2019.  The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The…

August 8, 2019 CRA Examinations

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 2019. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

August 5, 2019 CRA Examinations

OCC: CRA Guidelines for Requesting Approval of a Strategic Plan

OCC BULLETIN 2019-39 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) about current guidelines for requesting approval to be evaluated under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) using the strategic plan option or to request…

July 31, 2019 CRA Examinations

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…

July 31, 2019 CRA Examinations

OCC: Supervision Support Functions Consolidated, New Units Announced

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced realignment of approximately 150 staff members to create two new units, consolidating bank supervision support, risk analysis, and oversight of national trust banks and significant service providers. “This realignment will improve the agency’s ability to supervise the federal banking system by aligning like work, eliminating…

July 31, 2019 Industry News

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…

July 3, 2019 CRA Examinations

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…

July 2, 2019 CRA Examinations

FDIC: Agency to Centralize Key Aspects of Its Large, Complex Financial Institutions Activities

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced its intentions to centralize the supervision and resolution activities for the largest banks and complex financial institutions in a new division to be named the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution (CISR). “Centralizing the FDIC’s expertise of large, complex financial institutions into a single division within…

June 27, 2019 Industry News