Hearings Information: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively "the agencies") will hold a series of joint public hearings in four cities to receive public comments as they consider updating their regulations governing procedures for assessing a financial institution's performance under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). View the Joint Press Release announcing these hearings. The Hearings Notice provides additional information and includes a list of topics and questions about which the agencies are specifically requesting comment.

Registration: Participants who wish to present testimony or to attend a hearing in person must register five business days in advance of the hearing date at: http://www.regonline.com/cra_hearings.

The automated registration site enables each person to sign up to attend one hearing. However, if you wish to attend more than one, please register for your first choice on line and call or email the designated agency contact identified in the Hearing Notice to register for additional hearings.

The presentation time and the meeting room space are limited, so please register early if you are interested in attending a hearing or presenting testimony. Depending on the number of requests, the agencies may not be able to accommodate all who desire to speak or attend; should this occur a waiting list will be established. By providing an email address, you will enable us to confirm your participation and arrange for your security clearance. When requesting to testify, participants are strongly encouraged to provide the agencies with the topics they plan to address, to describe the organization they represent, and to submit written testimony five business days in advance to the agency coordinating that hearing location: Arlington: FDIC; Atlanta: Office of Thrift Supervision; Chicago: Federal Reserve Board; Los Angeles: Comptroller of the Currency. Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email or the appropriate agency web site as listed below. This will assist meeting planners in organizing meaningful panels and facilitate diverse presentations.

Hearing Dates and Locations:

July 19, 2010
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation L. William Seidman Center
3501 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201-2305

The agenda for the July 19 hearing and video from the event can be accessed at the following site: http://www.fdic.gov/CRAhearings/

August 6, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1000 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309

The hearing can be viewed online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/federalreserve. Captioning is also available online at http://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?CustomerID=1062&EventID=1590231.

August 12, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S La Salle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60614

Information about the hearing, including the agenda, for the August 12 hearing can be accessed at the following site: http://www.federalreserve.gov/communitydev/cra_hearings.htm.

The hearing can be viewed online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/federalreserve. Captioning is also available online at http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=FRB.

August 17, 2010
Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
950 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90015

The hearing can be viewed online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/federalreserve. A copy of the agenda can be viewed at http://www.ffiec.gov/cra/pdf/CRA_LA_Hearing Agenda20100813.pdf.

Please note: All hearings will begin at 9:00 a.m. Security clearance is required for entry. You will be contacted to obtain information necessary to enter the building locations and will be required to present picture identification. To ensure timely entry, please arrive 30-45 minutes prior to the published time for the hearings, as noted on your registration form.

Written Testimony and Comments: Presenters are also encouraged to provide their written testimony five business days in advance of the requested hearing date via the websites and email addresses listed below.

July 19 Arlington Session:
Submit comments on the following website: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html

August 6 Atlanta Session:
Submit comments via email to regs.comments@ots.treas.gov. Please include ID OTS-2010-0019 in the subject line of the message and include your name and telephone number in the message.

August 12 Chicago Session:
Submit comments on the following website: http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm#other

August 17 Los Angeles Session:
Submit comments via email to regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. Please include “OCC” as the agency name and “Docket ID OCC-2010-0011” in your comment.

If you do not plan to attend, written comments may be submitted by any interested person to any of the agencies at any of the sites noted above or as described in the Hearings Notice by August 31, 2010.