These publications provide information about and for
banks in New England.
Banking
Basics
Provides an overview of the banking system for young people.
Topics include checks clearing, currency circulation, methods
of payment, electronic banking and the role of the Federal
Reserve. Designed for students with an understanding of the
U.S. banking system.
Banking
Structure in New England, 2001-2004
This report, an update of Research Report 76, Banking Structure
in New England 1999-2001, provides information on
the structure of New England's banking industry.
Bank
Notes
A monthly digest of news items about banks in New England, featuring
structural changes and regulatory actions.
Banking PayPers
Banking PayPers are briefings and reports on issues in today's rapidly evolving payment system that are of importance to bankers and other payments specialists.
Communities
& Banking
Communities & Banking is a quarterly publication geared for
lenders and community development practitioners. It reports
on regional and national trends in community development,
affordable housing, and financial services. Recent issues
include articles on microenterprise, art as economic development,
credit scoring, and CRA-related lending.
Closing
the Gap: A Guide to Equal Opportunity Lending
Describes a program for financial institutions seeking to ensure
all loan applicants are treated fairly and receive equal access
to credit. Recommendations cover responsibilities for bank boards
of directors, management, and staff in hiring, training, underwriting,
and marketing of mortgages.
New England Economic Snapshot Published approximately every six weeks by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Financial Institution Relations & Outreach (FIRO), this publication provides New England bankers with a brief overview of recent economic conditions in the region.
Community
Reinvestment Act
The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository
institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities
in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income
neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound banking operations.
It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and
is implemented by Regulations 12 CFR parts 25, 228, 345, and
563e. The Regulation
was revised in May 1995.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act--The Sunshine Provision
Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements Regulation
implementing provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that
require reporting and public disclosure of written agreements
between insured depository institutions or their affiliates
and nongovernmental entities or persons made in connection
with fulfillment of Community Reinvestment Act requirements.
