Illinois Code § 8

§ 8.

Consideration of financial institution's commitment to its community. (a) In addition to any other requirements of this Act, a public agency shall consider the financial institution's record and current level of financial commitment to its local community when deciding whether to deposit public funds in that financial institution. The public agency may consider factors including, but not necessarily limited to: (1) for financial institutions subject to the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the current and historical ratings that the financial institution has received, to the extent that those ratings are publicly available, under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977; (2) any changes in ownership, management, policies, or practices of the financial institution that may affect the level of the financial institution's commitment to its community; (3) the financial impact that the withdrawal or denial of deposits of public funds might have on the financial institution; (4) the financial impact to the public agency as a result of withdrawing public funds or refusing to deposit additional public funds in the financial institution; and (5) any additional burden on the resources of the public agency that might result from ceasing to maintain deposits of public funds at the financial institution under consideration. (a-5) Effective January 1, 2022, no public funds may be deposited in a financial institution subject to the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 unless the institution has a current rating of satisfactory or outstanding under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. (a-10) When investing or depositing public funds, the public agency may give preference to financial institutions that have a current rating of outstanding under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as authorizing the public agency to conduct an examination or investigation of a financial institution or to receive information that is not publicly available and the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law. (Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 3-23-21.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-92) Sec. 8. Consideration of financial institution's commitment to its community. (a) In addition to any other requirements of this Act, a public agency shall consider the financial institution's record and current level of financial commitment to its local community when deciding whether to deposit public funds in that financial institution. The public agency may consider factors including, but not necessarily limited to: (1) for financial institutions subject to the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the current and historical ratings that the financial institution has received, to the extent that those ratings are publicly available, under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977; (1.5) for financial institutions subject to the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act, the current and historical ratings that the financial institution has received under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act, to the extent that those ratings are publicly available; (2) any changes in ownership, management, policies, or practices of the financial institution that may affect the level of the financial institution's commitment to its community; (3) the financial impact that the withdrawal or denial of deposits of public funds might have on the financial institution; (4) the financial impact to the public agency as a result of withdrawing public funds or refusing to deposit additional public funds in the financial institution; and (5) any additional burden on the resources of the public agency that might result from ceasing to maintain deposits of public funds at the financial institution under consideration. (a-5) Effective January 1, 2022, no public funds may be deposited in a financial institution subject to the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 unless the institution has a current rating of satisfactory or outstanding under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. (a-6) Effective January 1, 2026, no public funds may be deposited in a financial institution subject to the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act unless either (i) the institution has a current rating of satisfactory or outstanding under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act at the time of deposit or (ii) the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has not yet completed its initial examination of the institution pursuant to the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Public funds that have been deposited may not be withdrawn from a financial institution prior to the date of maturity solely on the basis of a less than satisfactory rating under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. (a-10) When investing or depositing public funds, the public agency may give preference to financial institutions that have a current rating of outstanding under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as authorizing the public agency to conduct an examination or investigation of a financial institution or to receive information that is not publicly available and the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law. (Source: P.A. 104-92, eff. 1-1-26.)