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CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU ARE CONFIRMED!

THE DATA INTEGRITY CHALLENGE
A WORKING EXPERIENCE FOR CRA BANKERS AND ANALYSTS
STARTING OCTOBER 19, 2026
CRA Today

HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT:

FIRST - MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR LIVE SESSIONS WITH LINDA:
  • October 19-23 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET each day, one hour each.
  • Use this link to join our Zoom Sessions each day: [LINK]
SECOND - WATCH YOUR EMAIL INBOX
  • We will be sending you updates and daily reminders so you can keep up and get exactly what you need each day.
  • Make sure you have "whitelisted" our email linda@cratoday.com and cleared our website domains (with your IT department) for full access: www.cratoday.com and www.cratodayconnect.com.
THIRD - JOIN THE PORTAL
  • The week before the challenge, you will receive an invitation to join our CRA Today Connect Community and will be asked to set up a password for future access.

Okay, that's all for now!

I will see you on Monday, October 19th at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

The Curriculum

What we'll cover in five days

Five days, five disciplines. Each session builds on the last, from raw data through examiner-ready documentation, for the data that feeds both your CRA and HMDA reporting. 

1
Day One · Monday, October 19

Data Collection Foundations

Why CRA data accuracy matters and how to build a working dataset.

We Will Cover
Overview of CRA data types and how they tie to CRA performance.
Key regulatory definitions & requirements
Identifying core data sources
Pulling initial reports and identifying required fields.
Mapping Call Report/product codes to CRA reportable activity.
2
Day Two · Tuesday, October 20

Scrubbing and Error Prevention

Cleansing loan data and catching mistakes before submission.

We Will Cover
Common data integrity pitfalls.
Filtering out ineligible loans.
Validating geographic and income-level data with FFIEC and source docs.
Using internal controls & system fields.
GAR verification and small business loan misclassification.
Volume vs. 100% review strategies
3
DAY THREE · WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

Implementation Day

Your quiet day to go heads down and implement what you've learned so far, a full day to work your own CRA data while the methods are still fresh.

We Will Cover
Pull your own reports and build the working dataset from Day One.
Run the scrubbing and validation checks from Day Two against live loan data.
Flag the gaps, questions, and edge cases you hit along the way.
Bring them back to the group for the remaining sessions.
4
DAY FOUR · THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

Documentation, Monitoring & Audit Prep

Building defensible systems and institutionalizing controls.

We Will Cover
Documenting decisions, workflows, and controls.
GAR cheat sheet and templates.
Year-end scrubs and sampling protocols.
Preparing for internal audits; evidence for policies & procedures.
Communicating findings to CRA committees and executive leadership.
The “three lines of defense” framework.
5
DAY FIVE · FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

Reporting & Exam Readiness

Submission, examiner expectations, and sustainable integrity practices.

We Will Cover
CRA submission workflow: edit checks, encrypted files, re-filing protocols.
Examiner “hot button” issues: GAR consistency, data volume, geocoding.
Defending performance with documentation and context.
Embedding data integrity as a year-round practice.
Examiner-ready examples.
Also covered

Home Mortgage HMDA Data: The same collection, scrubbing, monitoring, documentation and reporting disciplines, applied to a far larger field set where small mapping errors multiply fast.