Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation

From: Sarah Coffin [mailto:coffinsl@slu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 6:05 PM
To: Comments
Subject: Comments on Community Reinvestment 12CFR Part 345

I strongly oppose the FDIC's proposal to allow banks with assets above $250 million to be examined as small banks under the Community Reinvestment Act. This policy would reduce lending, investments and services in low-income communities.

Sarah L. Coffin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Public Policy Studies
Saint Louis University
3750 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
1-314-977-3930 - Phone
1-314-977-1616 - Fax
coffinsl@slu.edu