The FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (the agencies) have published final revisions to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. This rule change implements two statutory changes. One requires the agencies, when assessing a financial institution's record of meeting community credit needs, to consider low-cost education loans to low-income borrowers. The other allows the agencies to consider various activities undertaken with minority- and women-owned financial institutions and low-income credit unions. The final rule will take effect on Nov. 3, 2010. Read more.