Identifying and Documenting CRA Community Development Activities

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ABA Professional Certifications is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of performance and ethics within the financial services industry. Identifying and Documenting CRA Community Development Activities has been approved for 2.5 CRCM credits. This statement is not an endorsement of this program or its sponsor. Certification holders must report these credits at aba.csod.com.

WHAT?

The CRA regulations are in the throes of tremendous change. Each of the regulatory agencies is in a different place in the revision process. All banks will continue to follow the current rulers for the foreseeable future.

Currently, every bank (small, intermediate small or large) needs to identify and document its community development (CD) activities in order to achieve the best possible CRA rating. Volume and distribution of loans are the primary factors that determine a bank’s overall CRA rating. A bank can achieve a great rating without any CD activities, but the likelihood of an outstanding or satisfactory rating increases with the volume of CD activities. While CD activities are not the primary factor in determining the overall rating many banks spend a disproportionate amount of time identifying and documenting CD activities.

The regulations and interpretations that define what qualifies as a CD activity are complex. In some cases an activity that appears to be an obvious example of a CD activity may not qualify as a result of a small exception in the rules. It is not uncommon for an activity that does qualify as a CD activity to go without credit due to failure to document the activity and bring it to the attention of the examiner.

Recently the regulators pronounced that COVID-19-related activities are eligible for community development credit. The credit is not automatic, the activity must be properly documented.

WHY?

The failure to achieve a Satisfactory or Outstanding CRA rating can increase the difficulty in getting various applications approved by your federal regulator. A lower rating results in additional work to restore the rating. This program provides the information needed to assure proper credit is given for CD activities thereby assuring a higher rating and limiting the additional burden of a lower rating. Also:

• The detailed manual is a great desktop reference; and
• The presenter has decades of experience with this topic.

TOPICS

Upon completion of this two-hour program participants understand:

• What COVID-19-related activities are eligible for community development credit;
• Recent revisions to the definition of “community development” including the elimination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program;
• The importance of CD activities for small, intermediate small and large banks;
• Which loans receive CD credit;
• Which qualified investments receive CD credit;
• Which services receive CD credit;
• The consideration given to CD activities that occur within and outside of your assessment area;
• The concept of affordable housing for low- or moderate-income housing;
• Which community services are targeted to low- or moderate-income individuals;
• Which activities promote economic development by financing businesses and farms that meet certain size eligibility standards;
• Which activities earn credit for revitalizing or stabilizing certain areas;
• Suggestions for documenting CD activities, including COVID-19-related activities;
• How large banks report CD activities, including COVID-19-related activities;
• How CD activities are handled in the OCC’s final rule and in the current rule; and
• Much more.

WHO?

The program is designed for management of the loan department, Compliance Officers, CRA Officers, marketing staff and auditors.

*This program will start at 2:00 PM EDT, 1:00 PM CDT, 12:00 PM MDT, or 11:00 AM PDT

**Recording Available

This webinar will be recorded and sent to all registrants. You will receive links to the recording following the program. These recordings have unlimited viewings and are available for up to one year.

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