Forms & Guidance

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Consumer Compliance Resources

Listed below are important compliance resources for financial institutions.

Federal Reserve's Consumer Compliance Handbook: The comprehensive manual used by Federal Reserve Bank examiners to conduct compliance examinations of regulated entities
Federal Reserve Board's Regulations: The Board's regulations, including a description of the regulation and summary of recent amendments
Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Affairs Letters: Letters provide guidance on policy and procedural matters related to Federal Reserve System's consumer compliance supervisory responsibilities

Interagency Fair Lending Exam Procedures: The examination procedures the federal banking agencies use for conducting fair lending examinations
Justice Department's Fair Lending Site: Links to fair lending resources, including a listing of fair lending cases that Justice has filed and litigated
Justice Department's Fair Housing Site: Links to fair housing resources, including a listing of fair housing cases that Justice has filed and litigated
HUD's Fair Lending Page: HUD links and information about fair lending

FEMA's Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines: FEMA requirements when purchasing flood insurance
FEMA's Flood Manual: FEMA's in-depth guidance for flood insurance
FEMA's Flood Insurance Regulation: FEMA's regulation about flood insurance coverage and rates
Floodsmart: FEMA's Flood Insurance Purchase Page: Information about FEMA's flood insurance program
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973: Text of the flood statute along with an index

FFIEC CRA Resource Page: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) collection of useful CRA links
CRA Interagency Questions & Answers: Frequently asked questions about community reinvestment
CRA Examinations: FFIEC resource pages for CRA examinations
CDFI Main Page: Treasury Department's main page for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund