On behalf of the FFIEC, the Federal Reserve System designed the CRA Data Entry Software to assist respondents in automating the filing of their CRA data. The free software includes editing features to help you verify and analyze the accuracy of the data. The data file created, using this software, can be submitted to your regulatory agency using Submission via Web or encrypted for submission via Internet e-mail or exported onto a diskette/CD-ROM for mailing. The most current version of the software (Version 2009) is only available by DOWNLOAD from the FFIEC CRA web site.

CRA Validity-Free Submission Checklist (PRINT this page for reference during the submission process)

• Download a free copy of the FFIEC CRA Data Entry Software (http://www.ffiec.gov/software/default.aspx).
• Prepare your CRA data submission.  Alternatively, ‘Import’ a correctly formatted micro data file for editing purposes.
• Run the ‘Batch Edit’ feature from the CRA Front Page.  Correct all validity errors.
• Choose Submission Option 1 or 2.  Option 1, ‘Submission via Web’, is the most secure and convenient form of CRA data submission.
• SUBMISSION OPTION 1: SUBMISSION via WEB
  • Choose the ‘Export’ option from the Front Page. Choose ‘Submission via Web’ to transmit your data to the Federal Reserve Board in ONE step. Submission via Web is the new secure option for transmitting your CRA data.  See the software Help files for more information.
  • If your institution chooses ‘Submission via Web’, your submission is COMPLETE.
  • Note: The CY CRA data submission must be submitted to the Board on or before March 1 following the calendar year for which the data are compiled.
• SUBMISSION OPTION 2: Export via Internet E-mail
  • Choose the ‘Export’ option from the Front Page. Choose ‘Export to Federal Reserve Board via Internet e-mail’ option to send an encrypted submission to the Federal Reserve Board.
  • Address your e-mail to CRASUB@frb.gov, include all the required institution information and attach the encrypted CRA file CRID_Agency_Year.enc located at the following path: C:\CRA Data Entry Software\CRASubmission\CRID_Agency_Year.ENC.
  • Send your encrypted, validity-free, CY CRA data submission to the Federal Reserve Board on or before March 1 following the calendar year for which the data are compiled.

Minimum Hardware Requirements:
Pentium II or equivalent processor
Windows XP or Windows Vista
256MB random access memory (RAM)
CD-ROM/Floppy Disk Drive (for CD-ROM/diskette submission)
Hard Drive with 320MB free space
Mouse
Printer

General Installation Instructions:

1. The software should be installed locally on a hard disk; it is NOT network compatible.
2. Close all programs running in Windows.
3. Locate the directory which contains the "CRA DES 2008 Setup.exe" or "CRA DES 2009 Setup.exe" executable file.
4. Double click on the .exe file to launch the wizard which will guide you through the installation.
   
   

View the CRA Data Entry Software help file*.

*The file must be saved to your hard drive to be viewed.