FDIC Federal Register Citations

Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York

From: jruiz@lssny.org [mailto:jruiz@lssny.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 2:06 PM
To: Comments
Subject: Community Reinvestment -- RIN 3064-AC50

10/14/04 2:06:03 PM

Mr. Robert E. Feldman

Executive Secretary

Attention: Comments/Legal ESS

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
550 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20429
RE: RIN 3064-AC50

Dear Mr. Feldman:

I am writing to request that you to withdraw your proposed changes to
the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. My organization,
Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan NY, knows firsthand that the CRA
has been instrumental
in increasing homeownership, boosting economic development, and
expanding small businesses in the nation’s low- and moderate-income
communities.

The proposed FDIC rule would exempt many of our community’s key
financial partners from the effective and productive requirements
currently in place. We oppose any increase to the threshold of what
is considered to be a small bank,and we urge the FDIC withdraw its
proposed rule Sincerely,

Joanne Ruiz, LMSW
Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan NY
27 Park Place
New York, NY 10007