Congress enacted the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 after
years of grassroots pressure to encourage banks to help meet the credit
needs of the communities in which they are chartered. Previously,
individuals and businesses in low-income areas were often denied credit
because of the perceived high-risk nature of such loans. More
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