On February 22, 2022, the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued OCC Bulletin 2022-4 that provides responses to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the December 2021 final rule to rescind the OCC’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule issued on June 5, 2020 (June 2020 CRA rule). The December 2021 CRA final rule, effective January 1, 2022, replaced the June 2020 CRA rule with provisions largely based on the rules adopted jointly by the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1995, as revised.
The FAQs provide general information on the implementation of the December 2021 CRA final rule after the effective date of January 1, 2022, and address questions related to:
- the impact of the final rule on CRA bank type.
- qualifying activities and the qualifying activity confirmation request system.
- the transition period.
- examination administration.
- assessment areas.
- targeted geographic areas.
- data reporting.
- changes to public notices and public files.
- strategic plans.