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Agencies Release Annual Asset-Size Thresholds Under Community Reinvestment Act Regulations, December 19, 2022

FRB: Ask the Regulators and Connecting Communities: CRA Reform Update: Overview of the Interagency CRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Webinar Scheduled for May 11- May 5, 2022

FRB: Agencies Issue Joint Proposal to Strengthen and Modernize Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – May 5, 2022

FDIC: Joint Proposal to Strengthen and Modernize Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – May 5, 2022

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Interagency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the CRA – May 5, 2022

OCC Publication Focuses on Bank Partnerships in Community Reinvestment and Resilience – April 7, 2022

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Final Rule to Rescind the OCC’s June 2020 CRA Rule – February 22, 2022

OCC: Acting Comptroller Discusses Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act – February, 14, 2022

FDIC: Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg Announces FDIC Priorities for 2022 – February 7, 2022

Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies to Host the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference – February 4, 2022

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Revision of Small and Intermediate Small Bank and Savings Association Asset Thresholds – December 30, 2021

Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2020 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data – December 21, 2021

Agencies Release Annual Asset-Size Thresholds Under Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – December 16, 2021

Community Reinvestment Act: Final Rule to Rescind and Replace Community Reinvestment Act Rule Issued in 2020 – December 15, 2021

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Rescind the OCC’s June 2020 CRA Rule – October 26, 2021

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Proposal to Rescind and Replace Community Reinvestment Act Rule Issued in 2020 – September 8, 2021

Interagency Statement on Community Reinvestment Act Joint Agency Action – July 20, 2021

OCC Statement on Rescinding its 2020 Community Reinvestment Act Rule – July 20, 2021

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Implementation of the June 2020 Final Rule – May 18, 2021

OCC: Bank Type Determinations, Distressed and Underserved Areas, and Baking Industry Compensation Provisions of the June 2020 CRA – January 29, 2021

Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions – December 17, 2020

OCC Proposes Rule Regarding the CRA General Performance Standards – November 24, 2020

OCC: Key Provisions of the June 2020 CRA Rule and Frequently Asked Questions – November 9, 2020

Fed Proposal Could Encourage Banks to Improve CRA Ratings – October 14, 2020

As CRA Rule Takes Effect, OCC Issues Compliance Resources – October 1, 2020

OCC: Community Reinvestment Act: Small Bank Compliance Guide – October 1, 2020

FED Moves to Overhaul Lending Rules for Poorer Communities – September 21, 2020

FED Aims to Revamp Laws Ensuring Access to Credit for Low- and Moderate-Income Families – September 21, 2020

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Statement on Federal Reserve Board’s Action to Modernize the Community Reinvestment Act – September 21, 2020

Federal Reserve Board Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on an Approach to Modernize Regulations that Implement the Community Reinvestment Act – September 21, 2020

Interagency Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Consideration for Activities in Response to the Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – May 27, 2020

OCC Finalizes Rule to Strengthen and Modernize Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – May 20, 2020

Comptroller of the Currency Highlights Final Rule Strengthening and Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act – May 20, 2020

Statement by FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams on the CRA Joint Proposed Rulemaking – May 20, 2020

Comptroller of the Currency Thanks Stakeholders for Comments on the Proposal to Modernize Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – April 9, 2020

Joint Statement on CRA Consideration for Activities in Response to COVID-19, March 19, 2020

Bank CEOs Courted By Regulator on Low-Income Lending Overhaul, February 24, 2020

Federal Banking Agencies Host the 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference, February 21, 2020

FDIC and OCC Announce 30-day Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Community Reinvestment Act Rules, February 19, 2020

Comptroller of the Currency Discusses Efforts to Strengthen Community Reinvestment Act Regulations, Condition of the Federal Banking System, January 29,2020

US Regulator to Move on Low-Income Lending Overhaul Without Fed, January 23, 2020

OCC Bulletin 2020-3, Community Reinvestment Act: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, January 10,2020

Proposed CRA Rule by the OCC and the FDIC published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2020

Banks Caught in Regulators’ Squabble Over Low-Income Loan Rules – January 9, 2020

Federal Reserve Proposes Overhaul of Anti-Redlining Law, Deepening Rift Among Financial Regulators, January 8, 2020

Community Reinvestment Act Regulations: Revision of Small and Intermediate Small Bank and Savings Association Asset Thresholds – December 31, 2019

Financial Regulators Propose Overhaul of Anti-Redlining Law – December 12, 2019

Bank Regulators Propose Overhaul of Lending Rules for Poorer Communities – December 12, 2019

FDIC and OCC Propose to Modernize Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – December 12, 2019

Four Big Questions as CRA Proposal Nears Official Release – December 10, 2019

Rewrite of Lower-Income Lending Rules to Advance in December – November 14, 2019

Comptroller of the Currency Discusses Community Reinvestment Act, Honored for his Philanthropy – September 10, 2019

FDIC’s McWilliams Hedges on Timing of Community Lending Rewrite – September 5, 2019

Solomon Hess SBA Loan Fund One of First Investment Funds to Undergo New Aeris Impact Management Assessment – September 4, 2019

Comptroller of the Currency Visits New Mexico Pueblo to Discuss Community Reinvestment Act and Bank Services – August 28, 2019

Comptroller of the Currency Visits New York Neighborhoods Supported by the Community Reinvestment Act, Discusses Opportunities to do More – August 21, 2019

Bank Regulator Pitches Low-Income Lending Rule Changes on U.S. Road Trip – August 20, 2019

Comptroller of the Currency Visits Areas of Washington, D.C., to Discuss Community Reinvestment Success and Opportunities – August 19, 2019

Comptroller of the Currency Tours Atlanta Areas Where the Community Reinvestment Act Has Benefitted the Community and Where More Can Be Done – August 9, 2019

OCC Bulletin 2019-39: CRA – Description: Guidelines for Requesting Approval of a Strategic Plan – July 31, 2019

Agencies Adopt Final Rule to Exclude Community Banks from the Volker Rule – July 9, 2019

FRB Releases Perspectives from Main Street: Stakeholder Feedback on Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act – June 2019

Governor Lael Brainard: The Community Reinvestment Act: How Can We Preserve What Works and Make it Better? – March 12, 2019

Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Thresholds Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions – December 20, 2018

FDIC Chairman Gruenberg Issues Remarks on Community Reinvestment Act – October 30, 2018

Brainard: Fed actively involved in CRA reform – October 16, 2018

There’s no harm in OCC’s single-agency approach on CRA, for now – August 27, 2018

Trump Team’s Rewrite of Low-Income Lending Rules Falters – August 24, 2018

Time to modernize banking rules to serve communities across America – August 14, 2018

5 takeaways from Treasury’s call to action on CRA – April 3, 2018

Treasury Releases Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Recommendations – April 3, 2018

Is community bank small business lending eroding? – March 30, 2018

State of small business – January 11, 2018

Measure to increase SBA loan program oversight – January 11, 2018

Community Development Solomon Hess SBA Loan Fund Receives Highest Possible Credit Quality Rating From Moody’s – January 11, 2018

Trump Administration Seeks to Change Rules on Bank Lending to the Poor – January 10, 2018

Moody’s assigns Aaa-bf rating to Solomon Hess SBA Loan Fund LLC – January 9, 2018

Agencies Amend CRA Regulations to Conform to HMDA Regulation Changes and Remove References to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program – November 20, 2017

More Than Half a Million Transactions Help Tell the Story of Community Investment – November 15, 2017

The Fed is starting to pay closer attention to the other America – November 15, 2017

SBA hopes to cut back on the hoop jumping for government contractors, WOSBs – October 20, 2017

Industry Reacts to OCC’s Community Reinvestment Act Revised Policies – October 19, 2017

The Quest for Community Reinvestment Continues: Delaware Voices – September 29, 2017

Successful Community Reinvestment amid Evolving Technology and Innovation – August 4, 2017

Small Business Administration Has New Chief – February 25, 2017

Former WWE Chief Takes Helm at SBA – February 16, 2017

Senate Panel Approves Linda McMahon for Small Business Administration – January 31, 2017

Creating Jobs By Investing In Small Business – January 18, 2017

Community Reinvestment Act Regulations – January 18, 2017

Sales, Profitability Are Up For Small Businesses As 2016 Ends – December 28, 2016

Small Business Owners Feel Positive About A Trump Administration – December 13, 2016

Comptroller Stresses Importance of Community Reinvestment – December 12, 2016

SBA Sets New Small Business Lending Records – October 31, 2016

Small Factories Emerge as a Weapon in the Fight Against Poverty – October 28, 2016

SBA chief urges respect, support for small businesses – May 2, 2016

Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing – January 28, 2016

Press Release: Solomon Hess Capital Management invests in 342 small business loans in 2015 – January 12, 2016

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