OCC to Rescind New CRA Rule

On 7/20/2021, the OCC announced it plans to propose rescinding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule issued in May 2020. This rule, which applied only to OCC-regulated institutions, was not released in coordination with the other Federal Regulators and, essentially, would have created different CRA rules for financial institutions, based on each bank’s primary regulator.

In their release, the OCC explained that, going forward, they are committed to working with the Federal Reserve (Board) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to put forward a joint rulemaking that strengthens and modernizes the CRA.

The OCC release can be found here.

Interagency Statement on Joint CRA Rule

FDIC Proposes Deposit Insurance Simplification