On December 19, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly announced the adjusted thresholds for asset size used to define small and intermediate small banks and savings associations under the Community Reinvestment Act. Effective January 1, 2013, a small bank or savings association will mean an institution that, as of December 31 of either of the past two years, had assets of less than $1.186 billion. An intermediate small bank or savings association will mean an institution with assets of at least $296 million as of December 31 of both of the prior two years, and less than $1.186 billion as of December 31 of either of the prior two years.