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UPDATE ON APPRAISALS AND DISCRIMINATION

On February 14, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Credit Union Administration, Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (the “agencies”) sent a joint letter to The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) expressing concerns with the Fourth Exposure Draft of Proposed Changes for the 2023 Edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice […]

2023 CRA ASSET-SIZE THRESHOLDS

On December 19, 2022, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the 2023 updated asset-size thresholds used to define “small bank” and “intermediate small bank” under their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. Annual adjustments to these asset-size thresholds are based on the average change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which is a measure of inflation. As a result of the 8.60 percent increase […]

FDIC FAIR HOUSING CHANGES

On August 8, 2022, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a technical correction  to two regulations in the Federal Register. The changes were precipitated by the consolidation of the former Consumer Response Center and the Deposit Insurance Section. The resulting entity has been renamed the National Center for Consumer and Depositor Assistance (NCDA). Both the Fair Housing Rule and the Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance Rule are impacted by the change. FDIC-regulated institutions […]

FFIEC UPDATES LIST OF DISTRESSED OR UNDERSERVED GEOGRAPHIES

On July 1, 2022 the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced the availability of the 2022 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. These are geographic areas where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration pursuant to the definition of community development under the agencies’ regulations. Revitalization or stabilization activities in these geographies are eligible to […]

FDIC 2022 RISK REVIEW

On May 20th, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published its 2022 Risk Review, a comprehensive summary of emerging risks in the U.S. banking system as observed in 2021. The 2022 Risk Review: Expands coverage of risks from prior reports by examining operational risk to banks from cyber threats and illicit activity, and climate-related financial risks faced by banking organizations. Provides a retrospective summary of conditions in the U.S. economy, financial markets, and banking sector, and […]