Bill Text: IL SB3235 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Requires the Commission on Equity and Inclusion to conduct studies to: (1) identify and delineate geographies in Illinois exhibiting significant disparities by protected classes as identified by the Human Rights Act with respect to access to financial products or services and lending and investments by covered financial institutions; (2) identify policies, procedures, patterns, or practices that have or may have a disparate impact or discriminatory effect; and (3) identify opportunities for establishing and growing Banking Development Districts in geographic locations where there are the greatest underbanked and unbanked populations and opportunities for partnerships between depository institutions and local communities. Authorizes the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to implement the findings and other results from such studies into the examination process through rules adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that any costs incurred by the Commission in conducting such studies shall be subject to appropriation. Directs the Commission to provide reports of its findings and furnish copies of the reports to the General Assembly and the Secretary. Requires the results of every study performed under the Act to be publicly available on the websites of the Commission and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the Commission may contract with a qualified person or entity to design and conduct the studies. Amends the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act. Provides that the Commission is responsible for completing those studies under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Effective January 1, 2025.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0959 [SB3235 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3235-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Requires the Commission on Equity and Inclusion to conduct studies to: (1) identify and delineate geographies in Illinois exhibiting significant disparities by protected classes as identified by the Human Rights Act with respect to access to financial products or services and lending and investments by covered financial institutions; (2) identify policies, procedures, patterns, or practices that have or may have a disparate impact or discriminatory effect; and (3) identify opportunities for establishing and growing Banking Development Districts in geographic locations where there are the greatest underbanked and unbanked populations and opportunities for partnerships between depository institutions and local communities. Authorizes the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to implement the findings and other results from such studies into the examination process through rules adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that any costs incurred by the Commission in conducting such studies shall be subject to appropriation. Directs the Commission to provide reports of its findings and furnish copies of the reports to the General Assembly and the Secretary. Requires the results of every study performed under the Act to be publicly available on the websites of the Commission and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the Commission may contract with a qualified person or entity to design and conduct the studies. Amends the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act. Provides that the Commission is responsible for completing those studies under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Effective January 1, 2025.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0959 [SB3235 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3235-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Community Reinvestment Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 35-5 and 35-15 as follows:
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6 | (205 ILCS 735/35-5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 35-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | "Covered financial institution" means a bank chartered | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | under the Illinois Banking Act, a savings bank chartered under | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the Illinois Savings Bank Act, a credit union incorporated | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | under the Illinois Credit Union Act, an entity licensed under | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 which | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | lent or originated 50 or more residential mortgage loans in | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the previous calendar year, and any other financial | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | institution under the jurisdiction of the Department as | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | designated by rule by the Secretary. | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Professional Regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | "Division of Banking" means the Division of Banking within | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the Department. | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | "Division of Financial Institutions" means the Division of | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Financial Institutions within the Department. | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | "Protected characteristic" means any basis for which |
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1 | discrimination is prohibited by law, including, but not | ||||||
2 | limited to, under the Illinois Human Rights Act, for which a | ||||||
3 | covered financial institution is examined for compliance under | ||||||
4 | this Act. "Protected characteristic" includes race, color, | ||||||
5 | religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, | ||||||
6 | order of protection status, disability, military status, | ||||||
7 | sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from | ||||||
8 | military service. | ||||||
9 | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | ||||||
10 | Professional Regulation, or his or her designee, including the | ||||||
11 | Director of the Division of Banking or the Director of the | ||||||
12 | Division of Financial Institutions. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 3-23-21.)
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14 | (205 ILCS 735/35-15) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 35-15. Examinations. | ||||||
16 | (a) The Secretary shall have the authority to examine each | ||||||
17 | covered financial institution for compliance with this Act, in | ||||||
18 | consultation with State and federal regulators with an | ||||||
19 | appropriate regulatory interest, for and in compliance with | ||||||
20 | applicable State and federal fair lending laws, including, but | ||||||
21 | not limited to, the Illinois Human Rights Act, the federal | ||||||
22 | Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the federal Home Mortgage | ||||||
23 | Disclosure Act, as often as the Secretary deems necessary and | ||||||
24 | proper. The Secretary may adopt rules with respect to the | ||||||
25 | frequency and manner of examination including the imposition |
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1 | of examination fees. The Secretary shall appoint a suitable | ||||||
2 | person to perform such examination. The Secretary and his or | ||||||
3 | her appointees may examine the entire books, records, | ||||||
4 | documents, and operations of each covered financial | ||||||
5 | institution, its parent company, and its subsidiaries, | ||||||
6 | affiliates, or agents, and may examine any of the covered | ||||||
7 | financial institution's, its parent company's or its | ||||||
8 | subsidiaries', affiliates', or agents' officers, directors, | ||||||
9 | employees, and agents under oath. Any document or record | ||||||
10 | prepared or obtained in connection with or relating to any | ||||||
11 | such examination, and any record prepared or obtained by the | ||||||
12 | Secretary to the extent that the record summarizes or contains | ||||||
13 | information derived from any document or record described in | ||||||
14 | this subsection (a), shall not be disclosed to the public | ||||||
15 | unless otherwise provided by this Act. | ||||||
16 | (b) Upon the completion of the examination of a covered | ||||||
17 | financial institution under this Section, the Secretary shall | ||||||
18 | prepare a written evaluation of the covered financial | ||||||
19 | institution's record of performance relative to this Act. Each | ||||||
20 | written evaluation required under this subsection (b) shall | ||||||
21 | have a public section, which shall include no less information | ||||||
22 | than would be disclosed in a written evaluation under the | ||||||
23 | federal Community Reinvestment Act, and a confidential | ||||||
24 | section. The Secretary shall give the covered financial | ||||||
25 | institution an opportunity to comment on the evaluation, and | ||||||
26 | then shall make the public section of the written evaluation |
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1 | open to public inspection upon request. The written evaluation | ||||||
2 | shall include, but is not limited to: | ||||||
3 | (1) the assessment factors utilized to determine the | ||||||
4 | covered financial institution's descriptive rating; | ||||||
5 | (2) the Secretary's conclusions with respect to each | ||||||
6 | such assessment factor; | ||||||
7 | (3) a discussion of the facts supporting such | ||||||
8 | conclusions; | ||||||
9 | (4) the covered financial institution's descriptive | ||||||
10 | rating and the basis therefor; and | ||||||
11 | (5) a summary of public comments. | ||||||
12 | (c) Based upon the examination, the covered financial | ||||||
13 | institution shall be assigned one of the following ratings: | ||||||
14 | (1) outstanding record of performance in meeting its | ||||||
15 | community financial services needs; | ||||||
16 | (2) satisfactory record of performance in meeting its | ||||||
17 | community financial services needs; | ||||||
18 | (3) needs to improve record of performance in meeting | ||||||
19 | its community services needs; or | ||||||
20 | (4) substantial noncompliance in meeting its community | ||||||
21 | financial services needs. | ||||||
22 | (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this | ||||||
23 | Section, the Secretary may establish an alternative | ||||||
24 | examination procedure for any covered financial institution, | ||||||
25 | which, as of the most recent examination, has been assigned a | ||||||
26 | rating of outstanding or satisfactory for its record of |
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1 | performance in meeting its community financial services needs. | ||||||
2 | (e) The Secretary shall retain qualified persons to design | ||||||
3 | and conduct one or more disparity studies to prepare and | ||||||
4 | report findings and conclusions to the Secretary to: | ||||||
5 | (1) identify and delineate geographies in Illinois | ||||||
6 | exhibiting significant disparities by protected | ||||||
7 | characteristics with respect to: | ||||||
8 | (A) access to financial products or services, | ||||||
9 | including, but not limited to, physical branches of | ||||||
10 | covered financial institutions; and | ||||||
11 | (B) lending and investments by covered financial | ||||||
12 | institutions; and | ||||||
13 | (2) identify policies, procedures, patterns, or | ||||||
14 | practices that have or may have disparate impact or | ||||||
15 | discriminatory effects. | ||||||
16 | (f) The Secretary shall implement the findings, | ||||||
17 | conclusions, and other results from the study into the | ||||||
18 | examination process as detailed in rule. | ||||||
19 | (g) The Secretary shall update the disparity studies at | ||||||
20 | least every 4 years, but may require it to be updated more | ||||||
21 | frequently at the Secretary's discretion. | ||||||
22 | (h) The Secretary may use fees collected under this | ||||||
23 | Section to pay for the disparity studies, as necessary. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 3-23-21.)
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