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Consumer Loans and the CRA: Weigh Your Options Carefully!
As a CRA officer, you know how important it is to get consideration under the CRA for as many loans, services, and investments as possible. This means that some banks like to include their consumer loans under their lending performance during a CRA exam. While this...
Want a Smooth CRA Exam? Appoint an Exam Liaison
What was your last CRA exam like? Did it run perfectly smoothly? Did you hand your CRA examiners your self-assessment, shake hands, and tell them you’ll see them next exam? Probably not. Chances are it was a hectic week of pulling reports, responding to questions,...
Essential Steps Every CRA Officer Must Address to Ensure a Smooth CRA Exam
In last week’s blog post, we outlined the milestones a regulator goes through during an exam. Now that you have a solid handle on how the examiners approach a CRA examination, it's your turn to anticipate their approach and ensure a smooth review of your CRA program...
The CRA Exam Cycle From a Regulator’s Perspective
Your bank is steadfast in meeting the credit needs of all businesses both large and small in your communities. Your job is making sure you capture and identify all eligible community development activities going into a regulatory exam. But what about your regulator?...
What Bank Boards and Executive Leadership Need to Know About the CRA
All successful programs have support from the top, and CRA isn’t any different! It’s important to keep your bank board and executive management briefed on your CRA program. But how do you do this? In this dated but still relevant article published by the Federal...
CRA Self-Assessments: Why You Need One and Where To Start
Are you ready for your next CRA exam? If you’re like most CRA professionals, preparing for a CRA exam is a never-ending process. One way to make this process a little more manageable is by creating a CRA self-assessment. Most CRA officers find that once they create a...