CRA

CRA credit for fighting climate change: One Fed bank's suggestion

07/02/19

As policymakers mull ways to update the 42-year-old Community Reinvestment Act, economists at the San Francisco Fed have put forth a novel proposal.

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Mechanics Bank agrees to $9.5B CRA investment as part of Rabobank deal

06/28/19

Consumer groups applauded the California bank's announcement.

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Banks, regulators can help themselves by helping young adults

06/24/19

Intern programs are just one example of an activity that should count for CRA credit and meet Dodd-Frank requirements, says Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting.

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Fed publishes report on what bankers want from CRA reform

06/13/19

The central bank gathered feedback in nearly 30 roundtable discussions about regulators' efforts to modernize the 1977 law.

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SunTrust, BB&T plan parting gifts to their hometowns

06/05/19

The merging banks, whose new headquarters would be Charlotte, N.C., will each double their charitable giving over the next three years in Atlanta and Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Agencies closer to joint polices on CRA, small-dollar loans: FDIC head

05/29/19

Jelena McWilliams said federal bank regulators could begin "within a week or so" to discuss a draft proposal for reforming the Community Reinvestment Act.

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Will BB&T-SunTrust serve the community or Wall Street?

05/21/19

BB&T’s chief executive has not prioritized meeting with local leaders and consumer advocates to discuss its merger plans, missing a valuable opportunity to create a new kind of large bank.

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‘We were willing to shock historical norms’: Otting on OCC’s makeover

05/19/19

The comptroller, now a year and a half on the job, discusses his attempts to revamp the supervision process for national banks and make the agency run more efficiently.

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Congress should review BB&T-SunTrust deal before agencies rule: Waters

05/10/19

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said the panel will be holding its own public hearings on the proposed merger.

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'The hypocrisy is unbelievable': Comments of the week

05/09/19

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo's latest efforts to mollify regulators, debate the value of a "mini CFPB" in California, consider proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

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