209 CMR 46.62
CRA Notice
(1) Notice for main offices.
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT NOTICE
Under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the Commissioner of Banks
(Commissioner) evaluates our record of helping to meet the credit needs of this
community consistent with safe and sound operations. The Commissioner also takes this
record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us.
Your involvement is encouraged.
You are entitled to certain information about our operations and our performance under
the CRA, including, for example, information about our branches, such as their location
and services provided at them; the public section of our most recent CRA Performance
Evaluation, prepared by the Commissioner; and comments received from the public
relating to our performance in helping to meet community credit needs, as well as our
responses to those comments. You may review this information today.
At least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter, the Commissioner publishes a list
of the institutions that are scheduled for CRA examination by the Commissioner in that
quarter. This list is available from the Commissioner of Banks at (current address of the
Division of Banks). You may send written comments about our performance in helping to
meet community credit needs to (name and address of official at institution) and to the
Commissioner of Banks at (current address of the Division of Banks). Your letter,
together with any response by us, will be considered by the Commissioner in evaluating
our CRA performance and may be made public.
You may ask to look at any comments received by the Commissioner. You may also
request from the Commissioner an announcement of our applications covered by the
CRA filed with the Commissioner. We are an affiliate of (name of holding company), a
bank holding company. You may request from (title of responsible official), Federal
Reserve Bank of _______ (address) an announcement of applications covered by the
CRA filed by bank holding companies.
(2) Notice for branch offices.
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT NOTICE
Under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the Commissioner of Banks
(Commissioner) evaluates our record of helping to meet the credit needs of this
community consistent with safe and sound operations. The Commissioner also takes this
record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us.
Your involvement is encouraged.
You are entitled to certain information about our operations and our performance under
the CRA. You may review today the public section of our most recent CRA evaluation,
prepared by Commissioner, and a list of services provided at this branch. You may also
have access to the following additional information, which we will make available to you
at this branch within five calendar days after you make a request to us: (1) a map showing
the assessment area containing this branch, which is the area in which the Commissioner
evaluates our CRA performance in this community; (2) information about our branches in
this assessment area; (3) a list of services we provide at those locations; (4) data on our
lending performance in this assessment area; and (5) copies of all written comments
received by us that specifically relate to our CRA performance in this assessment area,
and any responses we have made to those comments. If we are operating under an
approved strategic plan, you may also have access to a copy of the plan.
[If you would like to review information about our CRA performance in other
communities served by us, the public file for our entire institution is available at (name of
office located in state), located at (address).]
At least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter, the Commissioner publishes a list
of the institutions that are scheduled for CRA examination by the Commissioner in that
quarter. This list is available from the Commissioner of Banks at (current address of the
Division of Banks). You may send written comments about our performance in helping to
meet community credit needs to (name and address of official at institution) and to the
Commissioner of Banks at (current address of the Division of Banks). Your letter,
together with any response by us, will be considered by the Commissioner in evaluating
our CRA performance and may be made public.
You may ask to look at any comments received by the Commissioner. You may also
request from the Commissioner an announcement of our applications covered by the
CRA filed with the Commissioner. We are an affiliate of (name of holding company), a
bank holding company. You may request from (title of responsible official), Federal
Reserve Bank of _______ (address) an announcement of applications covered by the
CRA filed by bank holding companies.
(3) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the information and disclosures
required under the CRA Notice may be combined with or as an alternative, attached to in
the form of an addendum, the information and disclosures required under the Federal
Community Reinvestment Act (12 USC 2901 et seq.), or any regulations thereunder.