Doing an Acquisition? Don't Forget the CRA Rating
A must read if your institution is even considering an acquisition, "Doing an Acquisition? Don't Forget the CRA Rating," authored by Barack Ferrazzano Partners Rob Fleetwood and John Geiringer and published by BankDirector.com. This timely and informative piece of guidance discusses an issue that should not be overlooked and that is an institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its local communities when measured against the requirements of the CRA.
To read Rob and John's article laying out ways to save your institution time and money and to mitigate the CRA risk in M&A transactions click here.