Banks, CRA, and Community Development

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Table of Contents

Banks, CRA, and Community Development

What is the CRA?

What is the purpose of the CRA?

Who are the Regulators?

Who are the Regulators?

What is the relationship between the regulators and the CRA?

Regulators and the CRA

Regulators and the CRA

3 Key Elements of the Revised CRA regulations

Community Development Defined

Community Development Components

Assessment Area Defined

The Performance Context Defined

The Performance Context cont.

Bank Examination Categories

Bank Examination Categories

Performance Standards

Performance Standards

Performance Standards cont.

The Lending Test

What is “community development lending”?

Examples of a community development loan

The Investment Test

What is a “qualified investment”?

Examples of qualified investments

The Service Test

What is a “community development service”?

Examples of a community development service

Performance Ratings

Public Access

Conclusion

Author: l2aag1b

Email: sf.communityaffairs@sf.frb.org

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