CRA

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CRA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Community Reinvestment Act, a U.S. law encouraging banks to help meet the credit needs of all communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
abbreviation CRA
addressesIssue discriminatory lending
redlining
administeredBy Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
affects bank acquisition applications
bank merger applications
branch opening applications
appliesTo FDIC-insured depository institutions
banks
savings associations
codifiedIn 12 U.S.C. §§ 2901–2908
country United States
dateEnacted 1977-10-12
enactedBy United States Congress
evaluationFocus investment
lending
services
hasConcept CRA rating
assessment area
implementedThrough CRA regulations of the FDIC
CRA regulations of the Federal Reserve Board
CRA regulations of the OCC
jurisdiction United States
policyArea banking regulation
community development
fair lending
possibleRating Needs to Improve
Outstanding
Satisfactory
Substantial Noncompliance
publicLawNumber Public Law 95-128
purpose discourage redlining
encourage banks to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate
promote access to credit for low- and moderate-income neighborhoods
relatedTo Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Fair Housing Act
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
requires federal regulators to assess banks’ records of meeting community credit needs
periodic CRA examinations of covered institutions
public CRA performance evaluations
signedBy Jimmy Carter
standsFor Community Reinvestment Act
targetGroup low-income neighborhoods
moderate-income neighborhoods
underserved communities
title Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
yearEnacted 1977

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Community Reinvestment Act
abbreviation
Community Reinvestment Act
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