NR 2000- 93

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:  Kevin Mukri (202) 874-5770
December 1, 2000			

OCC Issues First Quarter 2001 CRA Examination Schedule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency (OCC) today released its projected schedule of 
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations to be conducted 
in the first quarter of 2001.

The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks scheduled 
to be examined under the CRA, and suggests that comments be submitted 
to the institutions themselves at the mailing address listed on the 
schedule, or to the appropriate OCC district office prior to (or as 
early as possible during) the month in which the exam is scheduled.  
All public comments received prior to the close of the CRA exam will 
be considered by the OCC.

A copy of the schedule is attached.  The OCC's CRA exam schedule is 
also posted on the Internet at http://www.occ.treas.gov. 

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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,300 national 
banks and 56 federal branches of foreign banks in the U.S., accounting 
for more than 56 percent of the nation's banking assets. Its mission is 
to ensure a safe and sound and competitive national banking system that 
supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States.