The Retail Lending Test in the new CRA will measure bank performance against “market” benchmarks (lending activity reported by other lenders) and “community” benchmarks” (community demographics). Many bankers, although not...more
In a continuation of enforcement activity related to redlining under October 2021’s Combatting Redlining Initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 31, 2023, that ESSA Bank & Trust has agreed to pay $3...more
The FDIC, OCC, NCUA and FRB issued an interagency statement on the supervisory approach to originating qualified mortgages under the CFPB’s ability-to-repay and qualified mortgage rule finalized in January 2013 and...more