US CRA banking rule revision to come from October
Friday, May 22, 2020
Significance
The CRA is the flagship US law to counter disciminration against low-income communities by financial institutions. Otting, a Republican and former bank chief, assumed his position in 2017 and made CRA shake-up his priority.
Impacts
- Democrats may seek to overturn the rule if they win the 2020 elections but would likely need to win the White House.
- Changing CRA requirements further may be part of any further COVID-19 stimulus legislation.
- The rule will be subject to legal challenges, some of which could delay its implementation indefinitely.