On March 2, the OCC released its CRA performance evaluations for 24 national banks and federal savings associations, assessing how well these institutions met the credit needs of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The evaluations, made public for the period of February 1 through February 28, assigned ratings of “outstanding,” “satisfactory,” “needs to improve,” or “substantial noncompliance.” Of the institutions evaluated, nine received outstanding ratings, while 15 were rated as satisfactory. No institution received a needs to improve or substantial noncompliance rating for this period.