Public Comment, CRA Q&A, Opportunity Finance Network, Mark Pinsky

September 10, 2007 Federal Reserve Board Office of the Comptroller of the Currency E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov E-mail: regs.comments@occ.treas.gov Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary 250 E St. SW, Mail Stop 1-5 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Washington 20219 System RE: Docket ID OCC-2007-0012 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington DC 20551 Office of Thrift Supervision RE: Docket No. OP-1290 E-mail: regs.comments@ots.treas.gov Regulation Comments Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chief Counsel’s Office E-mail: Comments@FDIC.gov 1700 G Street, NW Robert E. Feldman Washington, DC 20552 Executive Secretary RE: ID OTS-2007-0030 Attention: Comments 550 17th St. NW 20429 RE: RIN 3064-AC97 Re: Notice & Request for Comments: Interagency Questions and Answers for Community Reinvestment. To Whom It May Concern: 1Opportunity Finance Network appreciates the chance to comment on the proposed Interagency Questions and Answers (Q&A) regarding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The CRA rule, effective September 1, 2005, made significant changes to the regulations, and a clear Q&A is critical to guiding banks and their partners. Opportunity Finance Network commends the Agencies for including New Markets Tax Credit-eligible Community Development Entities and New Market Venture Capital Companies as appropriate financial intermediaries in several of the Q&As. We also strongly support that banks will receive ...