COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT

A 2015 FDIC survey found that 7 percent of U.S. households were unbanked—meaning no one had a checking or savings account—and about 20 percent were underbanked—meaning the household had such an account but used an AFS provider’s products. The goal of CRA is to encourage financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including LMI neighborhoods. FRB, FDIC, and OCC periodically evaluate financial institutions’ efforts to meet the credit needs of their communities...