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Community Reinvestment Act Exams
The New York Fed conducts CRA exams of Second District member banks. The written evaluations and the banks' CRA ratings are made public. Read recent CRA public evaluations and find out which banks are scheduled for an upcoming CRA exam here.
Background
Community Reinvestment Act
Definitions of CRA Ratings
Second District Member Banks
Interagency Questions and Answers PDF
Federal Register 64 (84), May 3, 1999; 31 pages / 229 kb
Bank Evaluation
Evaluations are based on lending, investment and service tests; for most banks, the lending test is weighted most heavily in determining the overall rating.
   
 
Bank
Exam Date
Public Date*
Rating
Report
 
 
Adirondack Bank
Aug 20, 2007
Feb 14, 2008
Satisfactory
PDF
26 pages / 952 kb
 
Adirondack Trust Company
Apr 23, 2007
Oct 8, 2007
Outstanding
PDF
19 pages / 439 kb
 
Banco Popular North America
Mar 5, 2007
Apr 29, 2008
Satisfactory
PDF
90 pages / 2,914 kb
 
Bank of Cattaraugus
Aug 13, 2007
Feb 4, 2008
Outstanding
PDF
12 pages / 322 kb
 
Bank of New York
May 21, 2007
May 12, 2008
Outstanding
PDF
14 pages / 1.02 mb
 
Five Star Bank
Apr 30, 2007
Jan 17, 2008
Outstanding
PDF
43 pages / 1.51 mb
 
M & T Trust Company
May 8, 2006
Mar 22, 2007
Outstanding
PDF
195 pages / 3.22 mb
 
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Dec 3, 2007
Sep 4, 2008
Satisfactory
PDF
24 pages / 0.97 mb
 
Solvay Bank
Nov 26, 2007
May 6, 2008
Satisfactory
PDF
17 pages / 1.58 mb
 
*A copy of the public section of the most recent CRA performance evaluation must be placed in a bank's public file within 30 business days after its receipt from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Performance Evaluations Archive
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Additional Resources
Federal Reserve Board:
Community Reinvestment Act Strategic Plan OFFSITE
CRA Performance Ratings OFFSITE
Wholesale and Limited Purpose Designations

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: CRA offsite

The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Community Reinvestment Act: Past Accomplishments and Future Regulatory Challenges PDF
Economic Policy Review, June 2003, 23 pages / 209 kb

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