In 1977, Congress enacted the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA). This federal law encourages certain financial institutions to meet the needs of the communities in which they serve, including low to moderate income neighborhoods.
Sterling Bank & Trust, FSB is committed to providing information for public inspection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
Under the CRA, the following information must be maintained in a public file, current as of April 1 of each year.
A copy of the bank’s most recent CRA Performance Evaluation are in the documents below.
A list of the bank’s branches, ATM’s, their street addresses, and geographies, including hours of operation
Branches and ATMs opened or closed by the bank.
A list of services (loan and deposit products and transaction fees) generally offered at the bank’s branches and descriptions of material differences in the availability or cost of services at particular branches, if any.
A map of each assessment area showing the boundaries of the area and identifying the geographies contained within the area.
Sterling Bank & Trust’s CRA Disclosure Statement.
Effective January 1, 2018, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data about our residential mortgage lending are available online for review. The data shows geographic distribution of loans and applications; ethnicity, race, sex, age, and income of applicants and borrowers; and information about loan approvals and denials. This data is available online at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s website here beginning with calendar years 2017 forward. HMDA data for many other financial institutions are also available at this website.
Sterling Bank & Trust’s Public Comments.
A hard copy of the CRA Public File will be provided upon request at any of our physical locations or by request to: cra@sterlingbank.com
Sterling supports a number of charitable fundraising events each year. If you would like your organization to be considered, please email us at cra@sterlingbank.com
Your request should include the date of the event, the purpose of the event, event budget, recognition opportunities and fair market value of the ticket. Your request should be mailed at least 90 days before the event takes place.
We always want to hear from our customers and community. Please let us know how we are doing.