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I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the FDIC’s proposed changes to the CRA definition with respect to the definitions of small and large banks. First State Bank
($ 238 million in assets) is a community bank serving its communities in north central Texas for 99 years. As a community banker, I greatly welcome the regulators’ effort on raising the threshold.

While regulatory burden weighs on financial institutions of all sizes, it seems to fall heaviest on community banks. I feel the FDIC’s proposal to reduce this burden for community banks is long overdue. It is unreasonable to think that a bank my size should be examined using the same procedures as for $ billion - $ trillion banks.

Although my bank does not have to track and report loans under the current rules, I feel data is available at the time of an exam to provide examiners with the information on a limited segment of our portfolio, to demonstrate our lending activities. Also, I feel most community banks our size can “reinvest” in the communities we serve – by our devotion of time, energy and financial resources. Although not required, and with no added benefit to our “small” bank tests; we currently have loans to Habitat for Humanity and to our city’s economic development corporation. Without saying, compliance with the CRA is something we take very seriously. We strive to meet the credit needs of our customers and communities.

Let us continue on this path, without the added excessive costs associated with the “large” bank reporting requirements – costs that generally are passed on to consumers.
I urge the FDIC Board to approve the proposed increase to $1 billion in the size of the financial institution eligible for the small bank CRA examination.

Thank you for your consideration.

Lisa Bezner
Compliance/BSA/CRA Officer

 

Last Updated 09/15/2004 regs@fdic.gov

Last Updated: August 4, 2024