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Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

NR 2006-19



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pam Douglas
February 15, 2006 (202) 874-4700

OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 15 National Banks

 

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of January 15, 2005 through February 14, 2006.  The list contains only national banks and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

 

Of the 15 evaluations made public this month, 4 was outstanding, 11 were satisfactory.      

 None were needs to improve.  None were substantial noncompliance.   Evaluations are available from links on http://www.occ.treas.gov/cra/feb06.htm.  The OCC’s World Wide Web site (http://www.occ.treas.gov) also offers access to a searchable list of all public CRA evaluations (http://www.occ.treas.gov/cra/crasrch.htm).   Copies of the actual evaluations may be obtained by e-mail request to FOIA-PA@ occ.treas.gov or from:  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Washington, DC 20219.  When requests are made electronically, remember to include your postal mail address.  Facsimile requests may be sent to (202) 874-4448.

 

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.