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In this 1.5-day course to be held at the ICBA Center for Innovation, you will learn CRA management best practices to ensure compliance with current rules and regulations. Upon completion, you will earn 13.5 hours of CPE credit, and have the knowledge and tools required to maintain a robust CRA program for your bank.
Understand the Who, What & Why of CRA
This module serves as an overview of the current CRA rules. We’ll review the CRA’s background, definitions, requirements for each banks’ asset size, critical components of the CRA, and what is needed for a successful CRA program.
Define the CRA Assessment Areas
Designed to assist banks of all sizes in recognizing the importance of defining CRA assessment areas comprised of whole geographies, which do not reflect illegal discrimination or arbitrarily exclude low and moderate-income geographies.
Learn How to Capture and Report CRA Activity
Collecting and reporting community development activities and what qualifies as a Community Development:
Discover Peer Analysis
Find out what other banks are doing under the current CRA regulation. How is a peer bank defined? Learn how banks are evaluated using peer bank information. Explore how metric based CRA rules rely on peer bank comparative analysis.
Develop Self-Assessments & Performance Context
We’ll cover conducting a self-assessment and the necessary components needed to be effective, as well as the importance of a comprehensive performance context policy and what is required to develop an effective one.
Prepare for the CRA Exam
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Registration at ICBA Center for Innovation – 999 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA.
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch (included with your registration)
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
ICBA Members: $895
Non-Members: $1095
This event is not recorded. For more information, call 800-422-7285 or email education@icba.org.
125 10th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
(Classes held at the ICBA Center for Innovation, 999 Peachtree St NE.)
ICBA's room rate of $219 expires May 20, 2025. Please book your room in advance of this date to ensure accommodations. If calling to make your reservations dial 404-443-1234 and reference G-CRA2.
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Who should attend: Bankers responsible for CRA at their bank, CRA Officers, and Chief Compliance Officers.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of CRA
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Delivery Method: Group Live
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit Hours: 10.5
Presented by CRA Solutions in conjunction with ICBA Education.
To receive full CPE credit for the in-person event you must meet the following requirements:
ICBA Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: nasbaregistry.org.
In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, CPE credits have been granted based on a 50-minute hour.
CRA Liaison and Business Development Officer
ICBA CRA Solutions
President
Financial Regulatory Consulting, Inc.
Former Federal Bank Examiner
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