The Community Reinvestment Act was passed in 1977 to combat the practice of lenders redlining (refusing to lend to community residents) and failing to have a branch presence in certain urban areas.

In 1999 "financial modernization" legislation was passed expanding the scope of lending and security institutions while failing to modernize CRA in relation to bank activities.

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Public Evaluations (CRA Ratings):

FFIEC Inter-Agency CRA Ratings ()
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ()
Federal Reserve Bank of New York(FRBNY)
State of New York Banking Department (SNYBD)
Office Thrift Supervision(OTS)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency(OCC)

Exam Schedules:

FDIC, FRB or OCC Exam Schedules
OTS Exam Schedules
New York State Banks Exam Schedules

Public Notification (weekly list of applications submitted to the Federal Reserve Board):

OCC Public Notification
FDIC Public Notification
OTS Public Notification