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Brenna works with public and private companies on a wide range of corporate matters including equity and debt offerings, SEC reporting, corporate governance and financial services regulatory matters.

On October 24, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) finally issued their long-awaited final rule modernizing how they assess lenders’ compliance under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The CRA was enacted in 1977 to address systemic inequities in access to credit and encourages banks to meet the credit needs of the entire community, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities, consistent with safety and soundness principles. The last meaningful, comprehensive revision to the CRA regulations occurred in 1995.

Tuesday, May 24 • 12:00 p.m. ET

Presented by Pro Bono Institute (PBI) and its Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) project, and Troutman Pepper, in conjunction with Financial Institution Pro Bono Day 2022.

In-house counsel at financial institutions subject to the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) will learn how the provision of pro bono

On October 27, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its final rule on how to determine when a national bank or federal savings association (referred to collectively as a national bank) is the “true lender” in the context of a partnership between a national bank and a third party. The final

On November 19, 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a proposed a new rule to clarify that the interest rate on a loan extended by a state-chartered bank or savings association will not be usurious upon sale, transfer or assignment of the loan if such interest rate was valid when the loan was made.