Link to full letter here
October 13, 2026
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
Chairman Travis Hill
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
550 17th St., NW
Washington, DC 20429
Comptroller of the Currency Johnathan V. Gould
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
400 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20219
Re: Community Reinvestment Act Regulations; Docket No. OCC-2026-0694 or RIN 1557-AF57 or RIN 3064-AG31 (91 Fed. Reg. 52114, Aug. 12, 2026)
Via regulations.gov and https://www.fdic.gov/resources/regulations/federal-register-publications/
Dear Secretary Bessent, Chairman Hill, and Comptroller Gould,
On August 12, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(“NPRM”) seeking to make changes to the Community Reinvestment Act Regulations (“Proposed
Rule”).1 The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (“The Lawyers’ Committee”) and
Poverty and Race Research Action Council (“PRRAC”) strongly oppose the Proposed Rule and urge FDIC and OCC to withdraw this NPRM immediately.
