CRA & Community Development: What Counts and What Doesn’t – ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

Recorded: June 9, 2022
Presented by: Anetria Cohen, Vice President, ProBank Austin and Brian Waters, President, COO & Co-Founder, findCRA

Understanding which loans, investments and services count as community development for CRA is critical. With hundreds of pages of regulation, Q&As and other guidance, it can be hard to know exactly which activities are considered CRA-qualified and which aren’t.

During this two-hour webinar we’ll discuss regulatory guidance and expectations for identifying and tracking CRA-qualified community development loans, investments and services. We’ll dive into how to determine and document which activities to include for CRA consideration at your next examination.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• How community development defined under CRA
• Which types of activities qualify for CRA credit
• How to identify and document a community development loan
• Best practices for documenting qualified investments
• Strategies for reviewing CRA-qualified donations and grants
• Requirements to ensure employee volunteer service is CRA-eligible
• Interagency guidance regarding community development activities
• Key differences between the 1995 rule and the OCC’s 2020 CRA rule
• Ask your questions to our CRA subject matter experts