Building your performance context

Preparing an accurate and comprehensive performance context will help your examiners understand your institution and the communities you serve. The links below can provide you with up-to-date information to include in your performance context.

Competitor Data (off-site)

Check the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Commercial Bank and Bank Holding Company Database, which offers Commercial Bank and Bank Holding Company Data.

Check the FDIC's Institution Directory, and use their comparison tool to compare your bank to other banks or groups of banks.

Check HMDA Aggregate Data to retrieve HMDA data by MSA.

Check HMDA Disclosure Data to retrieve HMDA data by institution.

Check CRA Aggregate Data to retrieve CRA data by MSA or county.

Check CRA Disclosure Data to retrieve CRA data by institution.

Check Bankers Online for an analysis of CRA small business and community development data.

Check competing institutions' recent CRA Performance Evaluations.

Community Economic and Demographic Information (off-site)

For community profiles from the Census Bureau, check American Factfinder for 2000 census data, or State and County Demographic and Economic Profiles for more recent data.

FedStats compiles data from more than 70 federal agencies, and includes information on agriculture, crime, education, health and labor.

The Fannie Mae Foundation's DataPlace allows users to create custom maps, charts, and tables of social, demographic, and economic information.

Neighborhood Knowledge California allows researchers to create and download research on California housing, lending, and demographics.

Community development opportunities

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Bankers' Directories of Community Organizations

OCC's National Bank Community Development Investments (off-site)

More Web Resources

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