TITLE 38: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER II: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
PART 345 BANK COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT
SECTION 345.APPENDIX B ILCRA NOTICE



 

Section 345.APPENDIX B   ILCRA Notice

 

a)         Notice for main offices and, if an interstate bank, one branch office in each state.

 

Community Reinvestment Act Notice

 

Under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act (ILCRA), the Secretary of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Secretary) evaluates our record of helping to meet the credit needs of this community consistent with safe and sound operations. The Secretary also takes this record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us.

 

Your involvement is encouraged.

 

You are entitled to certain information about our operations and our performance under the ILCRA, including, for example, information about our branches, such as their location and services provided at them; the public section of our most recent ILCRA Performance Evaluation, prepared by the Secretary; and comments received from the public relating to our performance in helping to meet community credit needs, as well as our responses to those comments. You may review this information today.

 

At least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter, the Secretary publishes a list of the banks that are scheduled for ILCRA examination in that quarter. This list is available from the Secretary at 320 West Washing Street, 3rd Floor Springfield, IL  62786 and 555 West Monroe Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL  60661. You may send written comments about our performance in helping to meet community credit needs to (name and address of official at bank) and Secretary. You may also submit comments electronically through the Department's Web site at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/admin/cra.html. Your letter, together with any response by us, will be considered by the Secretary in evaluating our ILCRA performance and may be made public.

 

You may ask to look at any comments received by the Secretary. You may also request from the Secretary an announcement of our applications covered by the ILCRA filed with the Secretary.

 

We are an affiliate of (name of holding company), a bank holding company. You may request from the (title of responsible official), Federal Reserve Bank of _______ (address) an announcement of applications covered by the ILCRA filed by bank holding companies.

 

b)         Notice for branch offices.

 

Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Notice

 

Under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act (ILCRA), the Secretary evaluates our record of helping to meet the credit needs of this community consistent with safe and sound operations. The Secretary also takes this record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us.

 

Your involvement is encouraged.

 

You are entitled to certain information about our operations and our performance under the ILCRA. You may review today the public section of our most recent ILCRA evaluation, prepared by the Secretary, and a list of services provided at this branch. You may also have access to the following additional information, which we will make available to you at this branch within five calendar days after you make a request to us:

 

1)         a map showing the assessment area containing this branch, which is the area in which the Secretary evaluates our ILCRA performance in this community;

 

2)         information about our branches in this assessment area;

 

3)         a list of services we provide at those locations;

 

4)         data on our lending performance in this assessment area; and

 

5)         copies of all written comments received by us that specifically relate to our ILCRA performance in this assessment area, and any responses we have made to those comments. If we are operating under an approved strategic plan, you may also have access to a copy of the plan.

 

(If you would like to review information about our ILCRA performance in other communities served by us, the public file for our entire bank is available at (name of office located in state), located at (address).)

 

At least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter, the Secretary publishes a nationwide list of the banks that are scheduled for ILCRA examination in that quarter. This list is available from the Secretary (address). You may send written comments about our performance in helping to meet community credit needs to (name and address of official at bank) and the Secretary. You may also submit comments electronically through the Department's Web site at [web address]. Your letter, together with any response by us, will be considered by the Secretary in evaluating our ILCRA performance and may be made public.

 

You may ask to look at any comments received by the Secretary. You may also request from the Secretary an announcement of our applications covered by the ILCRA filed with the Secretary. We are an affiliate of (name of holding company), a bank holding company. You may request from the (title of responsible official), Federal Reserve Bank of _______ (address) an announcement of applications covered by the ILCRA filed by bank holding companies.