MBA

CRA Review & Update

Massachusetts Bankers Association

Webinar May 21, 2012, 2:30-4:30 PM

The regulators have expanded CRA regulations. Each of the final rules contains details that must be mastered to obtain CRA credit for the activity. This program explains the details of each of the final rules.
In the past year regulators have expanded the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The expansion creates new opportunities to improve your CRA rating. Each of the final rules contains details that must be mastered in order to obtain CRA credit. This program explains the details of each of the final rules, including information regarding the: Joint final rules which offers the opportunity to improve your CRA rating by: Providing low-cost education loans to low-income borrowers; Entering into ventures with minority-owned and women-owned financial institutions and with low-income credit unions; and Final rule which offers the opportunity to increase the number and dollar amount of community development activities by supporting eligible development activities in areas designated under the Neighborhood stabilization Program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
A webinar is an enhanced telephone seminar. The audio portion is delivered by phone. You may also view a corresponding PowerPoint presentation using a PC. No special hardware is needed. The program consists of 90 minutes instruction and 30 minutes live Q&A. Each webinar registration provides 1 connection to the live webinar, materials and access to the On-Demand Webinar for 30 days following the broadcast. You may have unlimited listeners on your connection by speaker phone and PC. You will receive instructions prior to the seminar. If you do not receive a confirmation at least 2 days prior to the event, call 888-262-7701. An On-Demand Webinar is a live webinar that has been recorded and streamed to your computer to watch at your convenience. It can be viewed any time 24/7. You can watch a portion of the program, come back and pick up where you left off! Anyone at your branch may access the program from a computer using the login and password. When you purchase an OnDemand Webinar, you have unlimited access to the program for six months from the date of purchase. Please check all appropriate boxes SW2-1315

Why Participate?

This program contains core knowledge needed by all lenders to implement the new CRA rules. Also: The detailed manual is a great desktop reference; and The presenter has decades of experience with this topic.

CRA Update

*Unlimited online access to a copy of the webinar for 6 months from purchase date

Webinar/materials (live webinar) On-Demand Webinar/materials*

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May 21, 2012, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

$465 nonmem $550 nonmem

Highlights

What qualifies as a low-cost education loan? Who is a low-income consumer? What institutions qualify as minority- or women-owned institutions? What institutions qualify as low-income credit unions? What ventures with minority- or women-owned financial institutions

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may improve CRA ratings? Which projects or activities meet the eligible uses criteria described in Section 2301(c) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Acto of 2008? How to locate designated target areas identified in plans approved by HUD under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program?

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Preferred Payment Method: Online or e-Check

Audience

CRA officers, senior management, compliance officers and others who have responsibility for the financial institutions CRA efforts. Institute of Certified Bankers: This program has not been preapproved for ICB credit. Attendees may go to htt[://www.aba.com/icb/ membercereview for instructions regarding self-reporting. Estimated credits: 2 hours CRCM/CLBB/CPB/CCSR.

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Speaker

Jack Holzknecht, a principal with Pegasus Educational Services, LLC, has provided training to thousands of bankers and examiners for 36 years. Jacks career began as a federal bank examiner. He also headed the form and software division of a regional consulting company and spent 7 years in charge of their education division. He also developed and delivered training for the FDIC and OTS.

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