Federal agencies this week are set to act on Community Reinvestment Act reform and climate risk.

This Week’s Developments:

  • The Federal Reserve and FDIC have board meetings set for tomorrow to finalize interagency rules to modernize CRA regulations.

  • The FDIC also will consider an interagency climate risk management framework for large banks.

Background:

  • CRA Reform: Regulators in May 2022 issued a CRA modernization proposal designed to adapt CRA regulations to banking industry changes, improve clarity to regulated institutions, tailor evaluations and data collection to bank size and type, and maintain a unified interagency approach.

  • Climate Risk: The interagency principles on managing exposures to climate-related financial risks would likely apply to banking organizations with more than $100 billion in total assets.

ICBA Advocacy:

  • CRA: ICBA has called on federal banking regulators to issue a uniform CRA final rule that minimizes new data collection and reporting burdens for community banks.

  • Climate Risk: ICBA strongly opposes climate risk regulation of community banks and has expressed concerns with agency proposals, including in an American Banker op-ed and congressional statement this year.