The new CRA 3 part series
Part 1: Introduction to the new CRA Rule (approximately 2 hrs)
· What banks will be affected the most
· Important concepts in the new CRA - "Major Product Line", different types of "conclusions", "operating subsidiary"
· Traps within the new rule (AA delineation new requirements, the impact of operating subsidiaries, the April 1, 2024, effective date for section _.16 and the "applicability" dates for bank sizes)
· The general "architecture" of the new CRA
· The new Assessment Areas in the new rule
· Overlooked aspects of the new rule
· Different bank size categories
· Breakdown of the Retail Lending Test major components
· What to do to prepare for the new CRA rule
· The Transition rules
Part 2: the Retail Lending Test - Everything you want to know but are afraid to ask (approximately 2 hrs)
· What is the new Retail Lending Test?
· What loans are counted and how are they measured?
· What is the "Retail Lending Volume Screen"?
· What qualifies as a "major product line" in what kind of Retail Lending Test area?
· What are the "distribution" tests?
· What are the new calibrated benchmarks and how are they calculated?
· "Supporting conclusions, "Recommended" conclusions, and "Assigned Conclusions" -what's the difference?
· Formulas, formulas, and formulas
· Scores "translated" to conclusions and conclusions translated back to scores.
Part 3: The Community Finance Test, the Community Services Test, The Retail Products and Services Test (approximately 2 hrs)
· What is evaluated in the Retail Services and Products Test?
· What are the benchmarks in the Retail Services and Products Test?
· What "other considerations" affect your Retail Products and Services Test score?
· What is measured in the Community Development Services Test?
· How are community development services aggregated to the institution level?
· What is the new Community Development Financing Test?
· What's different between the new Community Financing Development Test compared to the current community development metrics?
· What are the benchmarks for the new Community Development Financing Test?
· What are the formulas for the new Community Development Financing Test?