Recently, I was approached by a CRA professional in the industry who was about to be examined. They were working on compiling all their community development loans, and they got a bit turned around when reviewing their loans to nonprofit organizations as asked for guidance.

I advise bankers to conduct a 100% review of a bank’s loans to nonprofit organizations due to the charitable nature of the nonprofit entities. This doesn’t guarantee community development qualification but I find many of these loans are prospects to dig deeper into. In this episode, I break down each community development hook, including affordable housing, community services, economic development and revitalization. I also walk through how to properly document non-profit loans if they fall under one of these community development categories.

We spend a lot of time within the CRA Hub vetting community development loan prospects and work together to find the most appropriate and most defensible community development “hook” that will withstand examiner scrutiny. Enjoy the episode and happy CD loan mining!

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