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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC, Fed, and OCC announce 2024 CRA-eligible distressed and underserved areas

On July 12, the FDIC, Fed, and OCC released a list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income areas eligible for CRA credit. The list identified regions where banks’ revitalization or stabilization activities...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC releases June CRA evaluations for 21 institutions

Recently, the OCC released its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations for June. The OCC evaluated 21 entities, including national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: May 2024

Headlines 1. Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the CFPB’s Funding Structure The Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory authorization that allows the CFPB to draw funds from the earnings of the Federal Reserve...more

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Nutter Bank Report: April 2024

The CFPB has issued a policy statement that provides an analytical framework for identifying what constitutes an abusive act or practice under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The new guidance published...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC releases March CRA evaluations for 19 banks

On April 1, the OCC released its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations for last March. The OCC evaluated 19 national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks with a...more

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Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Revised CRA Rules

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A federal district judge in Texas has enjoined federal bank regulators from enforcing the recently overhauled Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) rules.  The injunction was issued on the eve of the first effective date under...more

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How to estimate how your performance will look under the new CRA

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Podcast #71 of The Compliance 911 Show discusses how banks can estimate their performance under the new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules. Len highlights bankers' concerns about the increased difficulty in passing the...more

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Bank regulators respond to bankers’ motion to enjoin CRA final rule

On March 8, the Fed, OCC, and FDIC (the federal banking agencies, or “FBAs”) submitted a brief opposing the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the CRA final rule from going into effect. As previously...more

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Fed’s Bowman speaks on current trends in banking regulation

On February 27, Michelle Bowman, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, gave a speech reflecting on the state of the broader U.S. economy and banking regulation in Tampa, Florida. Bowman highlighted the need for...more

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OCC and FDIC announce their CRA evaluations

On February 2, OCC and the FDIC released their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations. The OCC disclosed a list of evaluations of national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign...more

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Chalk Talk: OCC Re-Thinks Business Combinations

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The OCC recently released a proposed rule and policy statement on business combinations involving national banks and federal savings associations (banks), which includes mergers, acquisitions of assets, and assumptions of...more

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RegFi Episode 17: Driving Consumer Access Through Digital Transformation with Nat Hoopes

In this RegFi episode, co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt talk with Nat Hoopes, Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Upstart. Nat shares insights into how fintech lending platforms can augment and improve...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC announces CRA bank asset-size threshold adjustments for 2024

On December 26, 2023, the OCC announced revisions to the asset-size thresholds used to define small and intermediate small banks and savings associations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Effective January 1, 2024,...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Recently Modernized Community Reinvestment Act Expected to Increase Investor Demand for Tax Credits

On October 24, 2023, representatives of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released their final rule with respect to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which is intended to...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Community Reinvestment Act Reform: A Close Look at the Final Rule

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On October 24, 2023, the OCC, FDIC and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System jointly adopted final amendments to their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA). In this episode, which...more

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What’s behind the increase in CRA Exam failures?

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On a broadcast hosted by Dean Stockford, Len Suzio highlights the increase in adverse Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings for banks in the first half of 2023. An article from Standard & Poor indicated that 12 banks...more

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CFPB releases report on state community reinvestment acts

On November 2, the CFPB issued a report on several states’ community reinvestment laws. The report focused on how much outstanding mortgage debt banks hold in the residential mortgage market: in 1977, “banks held 74% of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Publishes New Report on State Community Reinvestment Laws

On November 2, the CFPB issued a new report on state Community Reinvestment Act laws. The report found that many states adopted Community Reinvestment Acts (CRAs) similar to the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The...more

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Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule Update

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On October 24, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule to strengthen and modernize regulations implementing the...more

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The Community Reinvestment Act: 9 Things Financial Institutions Should Know About a New Regulatory Framework

The Fed, FDIC, and OCC have extensively revised rules implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a 1977 law to encourage banks to help meet the credit needs of their communities, especially in low- and moderate-income...more

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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: The New Interagency Rule for the Community Reinvestment Act

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After more than five years—with competing developments at times—the federal banking agencies (Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC) have revamped the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The final...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: October 2023

The federal banking agencies have jointly issued a final rule that will modify how examiners assess compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Among other changes to the CRA regulations announced on October 24, the...more

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Affirmative Action in Lending: The Implications of the Harvard Decision on Financial Institutions

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending race-based admissions at colleges and universities could have a ripple effect on unrelated fields. Our Financial Services & Products Group explores how the Harvard decision could change...more

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FDIC’s CRA evaluation rates fintech bank “needs to improve” for alleged FTC Act violations

On September 5, the FDIC released the list of nonmember banks examined for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which is intended to “encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit needs.” ...more

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Agencies cite need to update bank merger evaluation framework

On February 10, OCC Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel Ben W. McDonough spoke before the OCC Banker Merger Symposium about the future of bank merger policy. ...more

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