CRA Essentials Webinar

The federal bank regulatory agencies have not overhauled the Community Reinvestment Act regulations since 1995, but they have constantly tinkered with the rules. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Comptroller of the Currency published a proposed rule on May 5, 2022, to revise the CRA regulations and a final rule is expected sometime during 2023. However, programs still need to be maintained and managed. This program is designed to explore the current rules to ensure your Bank is in compliance today!

Achieving an Outstanding CRA involves a lot of work for very little payoff. We suggest banks do the work needed for an Outstanding rating but if the effort comes up a little short then settle for a solid Satisfactory rating.

The failure to achieve a Satisfactory or Outstanding CRA rating can increase the difficulty in getting various applications approved by your federal regulator. Lower rating results in additional work to restore the rating. This program provides the information needed to achieve the top CRA rating.

What You’ll Learn

• Performance tests, standards, and ratings
• Assigned ratings
• Assessment area delineation
• Public file requirements
• CRA notices
• Community Development activities
• An explanation of the adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define “small bank” and “intermediate small bank”
• A review of recent redlining cases
• A review of the recently published Questions and Answers, exam results, and CRA agreements
• An explanation of how to obtain community development credit for COVID-19-related activities
• A review of the interagency proposed rule.

Who Should Attend

The program is designed for loan officers, compliance officers, CRA officers, loan department staff, bank counsel, and auditors.

Continuing Education (CE) Credits

This webinar is recommended for 2.5 CE Credit Hours. Each attendee will receive a Certificate of Attendance for self-reporting of CE Credits.