Over the past few years, stories have circulated about properties being appraised for less than typical market value. When the property is reappraised, after the homeowner removes all evidence of his or her blackness, the property appraises for market value. On October 14, 2020, it was reported that an unnamed individual (Complainant) filed a complaint against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Department”), alleging Complainant was injured […]
Category: FDIC
INTERAGENCY STATEMENT ON SPECIAL PURPOSE CREDIT PROGRAMS
On February 22, 2022, The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (hereafter, the agencies) issued an interagency statement to remind creditors of the ability […]
FDIC STATEMENT OF 2022 PRIORITIES
On February 7, 2022, FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg released a statement of the FDIC’s priorities for the coming year. Among other items, the list includes: Strengthen Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): The federal banking agencies – the Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC – have been working on a major revision of the rule implementing CRA. CRA requires banks to meet the credit needs of all the communities they serve, including […]
MCWILLIAMS RESIGNS
On December 31, 2021, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that Chairman Jelena McWilliams was resigning effective February 4, 2022. Jelena McWilliams was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2018 to serve a five-year term as chairman of the independent regulatory agency. But following repeated disagreements with her Democratic colleagues over potential banking revisions, she issued a statement on New Year’s Eve saying she would leave her post on Feb. 4. The move is likely to give […]
AGENCIES ANNOUNCE 2022 CRA ASSET-SIZE THRESHOLDS
On December 16, 2021, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the 2022 updated asset-size thresholds used to define “small bank” and “intermediate small bank” under their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. As a result of the 4.73 percent increase in the CPI-W for the period ending in November 2021, the definitions of small and intermediate small banks for CRA examinations will change as follows: Small bank means an institution […]