We have set up a broadcast for Monday, July 18 with Ken Thomas (author, The CRA Handbook) and me (Len Suzio) speaking about the CRA NPR and the many problems with it. Anyone interested in watching and asking questions (we are allowing up to an hour of questions) can sign up for free here: Ken Thomas & Len Suzio discuss the disastrous 2022 CRA NPR

Len, will the webinar be available for download listening? I have scheduling confilct for that time.

Yes - we will be recording the broadcast. Details will be posted after the webinar.

Great!!!

We had a rehearsal today and it was very lively - some great discussion and observations about the very serious problems with the NPR. With only about 3 weeks to the end of the comment period, bankers had better get their act together before it's too late.

Just finished the webinar. Nearly 200 bankers participated. It was lively. We had some great questions. I hope we inspired some bankers to comment on the NPR.

Thank you for putting this webinar together. I thought I was misunderstanding the retail lending test because it really didn't make sense. Apparently (and sadly) I wasn't misunderstanding! You did a great job clarifying a number of items.

Thank you. On Tuesday I will post a link for anyone who wants to watch the recorded broadcast.
No new Retail Assessment Areas
No Outside Retail Lending Areas
No inflated calibrated benchmarks
No consolidated evaluation period
No increase in CRA exam failure rates from 1%-2% to 10%-12%
No tricking small banks into thinking they got a reprieve from the new tests and no reporting

Thank you for taking the time to put this together. You provided valued information, and clarification.

Here's the link to the recorded broadcast: 2022 Disastrous CRA NPR with CRA Experts Ken Thomas & Len Suzio