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Application Instructions for Emergency Capital Investment Program

INTRODUCTION

The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is providing these Application Instructions for Low- and 

Moderate-Income Community Financial Institutions that are considering applying for a capital 

investment under the Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP or Program). Capitalized terms 

used throughout are defined in the Definitions section below.

General Authority. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 added Section 104A of the 

Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (the “Act”). Section 104A 

authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Program to support the efforts of Low- and 

Moderate-Income Community Financial Institutions to, among other things, provide loans, grants, and 

forbearance for small businesses, Minority-owned businesses, and consumers, especially in LowIncome and Underserved Communities, including Persistent Poverty Counties, that may be 

disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct 

and indirect capital investments in Low-and Moderate-Income Community Financial Institutions.

This Program overview, Application Instructions, and application are issued pursuant to Section 

104A(d) and (o)(9) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, 

as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. These documents may be updated, 

revised, or modified at any time, and the requirements contained herein may be waived by the 

Secretary of the Treasury in his or her sole discretion to the extent permitted by law. 

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply to these guidelines, the Emergency Investment Lending Plan, and to 

the application form.

“Act” means the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

“Affiliate” means any entity or person that Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control 

with another entity or person. For an Applicant that is a credit union, the term “affiliate” includes a 

credit union service organization, as defined under 12 CFR part 712.

“Applicant” means an institution that is seeking to apply to receive a capital investment under the 

Program.

“Appropriate Federal Banking Agency” has the same meaning as in 12 U.S.C. 1813.

SAMPLE ONLY – NOT FOR FILING

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL FOUND ON 

THE EMERGENCY CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM WEBSITE 
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“Bank Holding Company” or “BHC” has the same meaning as in section 2(a)(1) of the Bank Holding 

Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)(1)).

“C Corporation” has the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. 1361.

“CDFI Fund” or “Fund” means the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 

established under 12 U.S.C. 4703(a).

“Control” has the meaning (i) in section 2(a)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1841(a)(2); and (ii) for a savings and loan holding company, in section 2(a)(2) of the Home Owners’ 

Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(2). 

“Community Development Financial Institution” or “CDFI” has the same meaning as in 12 U.S.C. 

4702.

“Emergency Capital Investment Fund” or “ECIF” means the Emergency Capital Investment Fund 

established under Section 104A(b) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 

Act of 1994, as amended by Division N, Title V, Subtitle B, Section 522 of the Act.

“Emergency Capital Investment Program,” “ECIP,” or “Program” means the Emergency Capital 

Investment Program established under Section 104A(b) of the Community Development Banking and 

Financial Institutions Act of 1994, as amended by Division N, Title V, Subtitle B, Section 522 of the 

Act.

“Emergency Investment Lending Plan” means an investment and lending plan that meets the criteria 

set forth in Section 104A(b)(4) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 

Act of 1994, as amended by Division N, Title V, Subtitle B, Section 522 of the Act.

“Eligible Institution” means any Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial Institution that 

meets the criteria to participate in the Program.

“Equity Interest” means: (i) a share in an entity, without regard to whether the share is transferable 

or classified as stock or anything similar, (ii) a capital or profit interest in a limited liability company 

or partnership, or (iii) a warrant or right, other than a right to convert, to purchase, sell, or subscribe 

to a share or interest described in clause (i) or (ii), respectively.

“Executive Department” has the same meaning as in 5 U.S.C. 101.

“Family Member” means the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, as determined under 

applicable common law, of a Government Official. The term “child” includes a step-child, but the 

term “spouse” does not include an ex-spouse.

“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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“Federally Insured Credit Union” means any credit union the member accounts of which are insured

by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. 

“Government Official” means the President, the Vice President, the head of an Executive department 

as defined in 5 U.S.C. 101, or a member of Congress.

“Historically Disadvantaged Individual” means an individual who lacks adequate access to 

financial products or financial services for reasons other than their economic status. 

“Insured Depository Institution” has the same meaning as in 12 U.S.C. 1813.

“Low-Income” means having an income, adjusted for family size, of not more than—

(1) for Metropolitan Areas, 80 percent of the area median income; and

(2) for Non-Metropolitan Areas, the greater of 80 percent of the area median income; or 80 percent 

of the statewide Non-Metropolitan area median income.

“Low-Income Credit Union” or “LICU” means a credit union having a designation of low-income 

status from the National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 CFR § 701.34.

“Low- and/or Moderate-Income” or “LMI” means an individual income that is less than 120 percent 

of the area median income, or a median family income that is less than 120 percent, in the case of a 

geography.

“Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial Institution” means any financial institution 

that is (i) a CDFI or an MDI and, (ii):

(1) an Insured Depository institution that is not Controlled by a BHC or SLHC that is also an 

Eligible Institution;

(2) a Bank Holding Company; 

(3) a Savings and Loan Holding Company; or 

(4) a Federally Insured Credit Union.

“Low-Income Community” means a local community, neighborhood, or rural district in which the 

median income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area in which such census 

tract or block numbering area is located. With respect to a census tract or block numbering area located 

within a Metropolitan Area, the median family income shall be at or below 80 percent of the 

Metropolitan Area median family income or the national Metropolitan Area median family income, 

whichever is greater. In the case of a census tract or block numbering area located outside of a 

Metropolitan Area, the median family income shall be at or below 80 percent of the statewide NonMetropolitan Area median family income or the national Non-Metropolitan Area median family 

income, whichever is greater.

“Member of Congress” means a member of the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House of Representatives, a 

Delegate of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

“Metropolitan Area” means area within a Metropolitan Statistical Area, as such term is defined in 
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OMB Bulletin No. 15-01 and applied to the 2020 census tracts.

“Minority” means any Black American, Native American, Hispanic American, Asian American, 

Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.

“Minority Business” or “Minority-Owned Business” means a business that is 51% or more owned 

by a “minority” individual as defined in section 522 of the Act.

“Minority Community” means a census tract where the majority of the population consists of 

minority individuals as defined by section 522 of the Act. 

“Minority Depository Institution” or “MDI” means an institution that is:

(1) a minority depository institution as defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, 

Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 note); or

(2) considered to be a minority depository institution by the appropriate Federal banking agency 

or the National Credit Union Administration, in the case of a Federally insured credit union; 

or

(3) listed in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Minority Depository Institutions List

published for the Third Quarter 2020.

“Mutual Institution” means a savings institution, other than a credit union, that is organized in a 

nonstock business form. All depositors in a mutual institution have a share in the ownership of the 

institution, according to the amounts of their deposits.

“NCUA” means the National Credit Union Administration.

“Non-Metropolitan Area” means an area not contained within a Metropolitan Statistical Area, as 

such term is defined in OMB Bulletin No. 15–01 and applied to the 2020 census tracts.

“OCC” means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

“Other Targeted Population” means individuals, or an identifiable group of individuals, who lack 

adequate access to financial products or financial services. The members of Other Targeted 

Populations shall reside within the boundaries of the United States (which shall encompass any State 

of the United States, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States, i.e., Puerto Rico, 

Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands). This shall 

include such population so designated pursuant to any regulation issued by the CDFI Fund, and 

includes Black Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native Alaskans residing in Alaska, Native 

Hawaiians residing in Hawaii, and Other Pacific Islanders residing in Other Pacific Islands. Asian 

Americans are considered an Other Targeted Population for a CDFI if the CDFI Fund has previously 

made such a determination for that CDFI.

“Parent Company,” for an Applicant whose primary Federal regulator is the FDIC, the FRB, or the 

OCC, has the same meaning as in 12 CFR § 223.2, and for an Applicant whose primary Federal 

regulator is the NCUA, has the same meaning as in 12 CFR § 716.3.
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“S Corporation” has the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. 1361.

“Savings and Loan Holding Company” or “SLHC” has the same meaning as in section 10(a)(1)(D) 

of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)(D)).

“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury.

“State Regulator” means the applicable state agency authorized to engage in the regulation of 

financial institutions chartered and/or operating in the state.

“Subsidiary” has the same meaning as in 12 U.S.C. 1813, except that a CDFI that is a corporation 

shall not be considered to be a subsidiary of any Insured Depository Institution or Depository 

Institution Holding Company that controls less than 25 percent of any class of the voting shares of 

such corporation, and does not otherwise control in any manner the election of a majority of the 

directors of the corporation.

“Total Assets” means for an Insured Depository Institution, the amount of total assets reported in the 

most recent Call Report, or for a BHC or SLHC, the total consolidated assets as reported in the most 

recent FR Y-9C. A BHC or SLHC that does not report total assets on a consolidated basis should 

report its Total Assets and also report the Total Assets of any Subsidiary Insured Depository 

Institution.

“Troubled Condition” has the meaning given to such term under 12 CFR § 303.101(c) for an 

Applicant whose primary Federal regulator is the FDIC, under 12 CFR § 225.71 for an Applicant 

whose primary Federal regulator is the FRB, under 12 CFR § 5.51(c)(7) for an Applicant whose 

primary Federal regulator is the OCC, and for an Applicant whose primary Federal regulator is the 

NCUA, the meaning given to such term under 12 CFR § 700.2. 

“Underserved Community” means a local community, neighborhood, or rural district that is an 

“investment area” as defined in 12 CFR § 1805.201(b)(3)(ii).

“Urban” describes persons or areas within a Metropolitan Statistical Area, as such term is defined in 

OMB Bulletin No. 15-01.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To be eligible to receive a capital investment under the Program, an Applicant must complete the ECIP

application form. The ECIP application form must be completed by the Applicant seeking to receive 

the investment. For each application received, the Secretary will consult with, and share certain 

application materials including the emergency investment lending plan with, the FDIC, the FRB, the 

OCC, the NCUA, and/or the Applicant’s State Regulator as applicable, to determine whether the 

Applicant may receive a capital investment under the Program. Responses to the Emergency Capital 

Investment Program Application, including the Emergency Investment Lending Plan, may be used to 

determine investment amounts or prioritization of determinations.
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Applications submitted by eligible Applicants determined to be complete will be reviewed and 

evaluated by the Treasury Department by such other criteria that the Treasury Department may 

establish in its sole discretion. To timely apply to the ECIP means for an entity to submit a complete 

application by no later than 11:59 p.m., ET on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Applicants will 

generally be unable to submit applications after Wednesday, September 1, 2021, however, the 

application period may be extended at the discretion of the Secretary.

ELIGIBILITY

Only Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial Institutions are eligible to participate and 

receive a capital investment under the Program. As required by the Act, eligible Applicants must:

(1) provide the Secretary, along with the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency or the NCUA1

, as 

applicable, an Emergency Investment Lending Plan that:

(a) demonstrates that not less than 30 percent of the lending of the Applicant over the past 

2 fiscal years was made directly to LMI borrowers, to borrowers or projects that create 

direct benefits for LMI populations, to Other Targeted Populations, or any combination 

thereof, as measured by the total number and dollar amount of loans;

(b) describes how the business strategy and operating goals of the Applicant will address 

community development needs in communities that may be disproportionately 

impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19, which includes the needs of small 

businesses, consumers, nonprofit organizations, community development, and other 

projects providing direct benefits to LMI communities, Low-Income individuals, and 

Minorities within the Minority, Rural, and Urban Low-Income and Underserved Areas 

served by the Applicant;

(c) includes a plan to provide community outreach and communication that, where 

appropriate, describes the availability and application process of receiving loans made 

possible by the Program through organizations, trade associations, and individuals that 

represent or work within or are members of Minority communities; and

(d) includes details on how the Applicant plans to expand or maintain significant lending 

or investment activity in LMI Minority communities, especially those that may be 

disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, to historically disadvantaged borrowers, 

and to Minorities that have significant unmet capital or financial services needs; and

(2) agree to adhere to requirements on preferred stock and other financial instruments issued under 

the Program set forth in Section 104A(b) of the Community Development Banking and 

Financial Institutions Act of 1994, and implementing regulations adopted by Treasury.

An Applicant will certify the reasonableness of projections made in the Emergency Investment 

Lending Plan when it is submitted to Treasury, along with the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency 

or the NCUA. To determine what type of financial instrument the Applicant may be able to issue 

under the Program, as well as conditions related to the issuance and sale of such an instrument, please 

review the applicable eligibility criteria outlined in the following term sheets, which are posted on 

1 Treasury will provide the Applicant’s Emergency Investment Lending Plan to the Applicant’s Appropriate Federal 

Banking Agency or the NCUA, as applicable.
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Treasury’s Emergency Capital Investment Program website:

(1) Senior preferred stock term sheet

(2) Subordinated debt term sheet for Mutual Institutions and S Corporations

(3) Subordinated debt term sheet for credit unions

An institution is ineligible to participate in the Program if it is designated in Troubled Condition by 

the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency or the NCUA, as applicable, or is subject to a formal 

enforcement action with its primary Federal regulator that addresses unsafe or unsound lending 

practices.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

No Covered Entity is eligible for any investment made under the Program. For purposes of the 

conflicts of interest analysis and certification, “Covered Entity” means an entity for which a Covered 

Individual directly or indirectly holds a Controlling Interest. The principal executive officer and the 

principal financial officer, or individuals performing similar functions, of a Low- and ModerateIncome Community Financial Institution seeking to receive an investment made under the Program 

shall, before that investment is approved, certify to the Secretary and the Appropriate Federal Banking 

Agency or the NCUA, as applicable, that the Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial 

Institution is eligible to receive the investment, including certifying that the institution is not a Covered 

Entity.

To determine whether an institution is a Covered Entity, a Covered Individual’s equity interest in an 

entity must be calculated. The Government Official’s and Family Members’ equity interests shall be 

aggregated for this purpose. 

For purposes of the conflict of interest analysis and certification, a “Controlling Interest” means 

owning, controlling, or holding not less than 20 percent, by vote or value, of the outstanding amount 

of any class of equity interest in an entity. For this purpose, “equity interest” means (1) a share in an 

entity, without regard to whether the share is (a) transferable; or (b) classified as stock or anything 

similar; (2) a capital or profit interest in a limited liability company or partnership; or (iii) a warrant 

or right, other than a right to convert, to purchase, sell, or subscribe to a share or interest described in 

(1) or (2), respectively.

The determination of whether a Covered Individual directly or indirectly holds a Controlling Interest 

in an entity must take into account a Covered Individual’s Direct Interest and Indirect Interest in the 

entity as well as a Covered Individual’s interest in any entity that directly or indirectly has an interest 

in such entity (e.g., the entity’s Parent Companies). 

Direct Interests. If a Covered Individual directly owns, Controls, or holds 20 percent or more, by vote 

or value, of the outstanding amount of any class of equity interest in an entity that is seeking to 

participate in the Program, that entity is a Covered Entity. 
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Indirect Interests. For the purpose of determining the amount of an equity interest indirectly owned or 

held by a Covered Individual in an entity: 

A Covered Individual’s indirect equity interest by value (i.e., economic interest that may or may not 

include voting rights) shall be calculated on a proportional basis, taking into account any partial 

ownership of the relevant entity’s Parent Company(ies). For example, if a Government Official owns 

25 percent of the economic interest in Company A, and Company A owns 40 percent of the outstanding 

amount of a class of voting securities of Company B, the Government Official is deemed to own 10 

percent of the class of voting securities of Company B. 

For the purpose of determining the amount of an equity interest indirectly controlled by a Covered 

Individual in an entity: 

(1) A Covered Individual shall be deemed to indirectly Control an equity interest in an entity if 

he or she Controls, directly or indirectly, the entity that owns or holds the equity interest. 

(2) An individual or entity shall be deemed to Control another entity only when the individual or 

entity owns or holds a majority of the voting interest in such entity, or is, or holds a majority 

of the voting interest in, the general partner of such entity. For example, if a Government 

Official owns a 51 percent voting interest in Company A, which owns a 51 percent voting 

interest in Company B, which owns 20 percent of the equity interests of Company C, the 

Government Official shall be deemed to control 20 percent of the equity interests of Company 

C. 

Shares. A share is considered an ownership interest without regard to whether the share is 

transferrable or classified as stock or anything similar and without regard to whether the share is a 

voting security. For example, a nonvoting preferred share would be considered a share. 

Warrants or Rights. If the Covered Individual has warrants or other rights (other than a right to 

convert), calculate the Covered Individual’s interest in the underlying equity interest on a fully diluted 

basis assuming that both the individual and other holders of such warrants or rights have exercised 

such interests. Warrants, options, and similar rights must be counted even if they are unexercised or 

“out of the money.” For example, when calculating an individual’s percentage in an equity interest, 

use the following formula: 

(Individual′s shares in a class) + (Individual′s options and warrants in that class)

(Total outstanding shares in that class, assuming all warrants or rights are exercised)

Basis for Certification: Reasonable Diligence. In light of limited public information on ownership 

interests of Government Officials, and that the identities of Government Officials’ Family Members 

are not disclosed or reported in any routine or comprehensive manner, it is necessary to prescribe the 

minimum level of diligence required to make a conflict of interest certification in good faith. To 

determine whether any Covered Individual holds a Controlling Interest in an entity, it is necessary and 

sufficient for the entity to undertake the following minimum level of diligence: 

(1) Entities must take into account the ownership, control, and holding of any equity interest of 
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any size if the entity has actual knowledge that a Covered Individual, directly or indirectly, 

owns, controls, or holds the interest; and 

(2) Entities must determine the beneficial owner of any 5 percent or greater equity interest of the 

entity and determine whether such beneficial owner is a Covered Individual (i) by checking 

the name of each such beneficial owner against a list of current Government Officials and (ii) 

if the entity has not otherwise been able to confirm whether such beneficial owner is a Family 

Member, by asking each such beneficial owner whether the owner is a Family Member. If 

the aggregate amount of equity interests owned by the identified beneficial owners, together 

with the aggregate percentage ownership determined from actual knowledge in (i) above, is 

less than 20 percent, an entity need not determine if the identified beneficial owners are 

Family Members. 

(3) To determine the identity of beneficial owners of publicly traded securities, Borrowers may 

rely on information disclosed by such persons in reporting under sections 13(d) and 13(g) of 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. §§ 78m(d), 78m(g)). 

AGGREGATE AMOUNTS

Under the Program, each Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial Institution may only issue 

financial instruments to Treasury with an aggregate principal amount (or comparable amount) that is 

not more than $250,000,000 and:

(1) not more than 7.5 percent of Total Assets as of the most recently available Call Report for an 

institution with Total Assets of more than $2,000,000,000;

(2) not more than 15 percent of Total Assets as of most recently available Call Report for an 

institution with Total Assets of not less than $500,000,000 and not more than $2,000,000,000; 

and

(3) not more than 22.5 percent of Total Assets as of most recently available Call Report for an 

institution with Total Assets of less than $500,000,000.

Across Program investments, Treasury may make not less than $4,000,000,000 available for Eligible 

Institutions with Total Assets of not more than $2,000,000,000 that timely apply to receive a capital 

investment under the Program, of which not less than $2,000,000,000 may be made available for 

Eligible Institutions with Total Assets of less than $500,000,000 that timely apply to receive a 

capital investment under the Program. 

TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

The authority to make new capital investments in Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial 

Institutions, including commitments to purchase preferred stock or other instruments, provided under 

the Program will terminate six months after the termination of the national emergency concerning the 

COVID-19 outbreak declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 

et seq.).
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COLLECTION OF DATA

Notwithstanding the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), any Low- and ModerateIncome Community Financial Institution may collect data described in 15 U.S.C. 1691(a)(1) from 

borrowers and applicants for credit for the sole purpose and exclusive use of monitoring compliance 

under the Emergency Investment Lending Plan. A Low- and Moderate-Income Community Financial 

Institution that collects such data will not be subject to adverse action related to that collection by the 

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection or any other Federal agency. This includes data that will 

enable the Secretary to conduct a study of impact on the program. ECIP Applicants must agree to 

participate in additional data collections that will be outlined in the final agreement.
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EMERGENCY CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM

APPLICATION FORM

This Application for the Emergency Capital Investment Program and any supporting materials must 

be submitted to Treasury via the Program’s online application portal, available through the Treasury 

website at: link to ECIP webpage. As part of the process to determine whether an Applicant may 

receive a capital investment under the Program, the Secretary may consult and share Application 

materials with an Appropriate Federal Banking Agency (the FDIC, FRB, OCC, NCUA, as applicable),

and the Applicant’s State Regulator.

This Application and the Emergency Investment Lending Plan reference definitions and capitalized

terms defined in the Program’s Application Instructions and the Community Development Banking 

and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

APPLICANT INFORMATION

Reminder: The term “Applicant” refers to the eligible institution that is seeking to apply to 

receive a capital investment under the Program.

Question 1

Provide the following Applicant information.

Applicant’s Name

Applicant’s Taxpayer ID (EIN) Number

Applicant’s DUNS Number (if available)

Applicant’s Address (street number, street name, county/city, state, zip 

code)

Applicant’s State of Incorporation or Organization

Fiscal Year End Date for the Applicant

Chief Executive Officer (or individual performing a similar function) 

Name

Chief Executive Officer (or individual performing a similar function) 

Phone

Chief Executive Officer (or individual performing a similar function) 

Email

SAMPLE ONLY – NOT FOR FILING

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL FOUND ON 

THE EMERGENCY CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM WEBSITE 
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Chief Financial Officer (or individual performing a similar function) 

Name

Chief Financial Officer (or individual performing a similar function) 

Phone

Chief Financial Officer (or individual performing a similar function)

Email

Primary Contact Person Name

Primary Contact Person Title

Primary Contact Person Phone

Primary Contact Person Email

Question 2

Select the option below that describes the Applicant. (choose one)

 (a) Federally Insured Credit Union

 (b) Bank Holding Company

 (c) Savings and Loan Holding Company

 (d) Insured Depository Institution that is not controlled by a BHC or SLHC

 (e) Insured Depository Institution that is controlled by a BHC or SLHC

If the Applicant chose option (e) please explain below. (choose one)

□ The Applicant’s BHC or SLHC is not eligible due to not being a certified CDFI or MDI 

institution

□ Other reason (explain why in an attachment) (5,000 character maximum) 

Question 3

Is the Applicant a Minority Depository Institution? □ Yes □ No

Question 4

Is the Applicant a certified CDFI that originally applied for certification on 

or before March 31, 2021?

□ Yes □ No

Question 5

Is the Applicant a Low-Income Credit Union? □ Yes □ No

Question 6

If the Applicant is a BHC, a SLHC, or the Affiliate of a BHC/SLHC, then the Applicant may skip 

this question if it uploads its most recent FR Y-6 and checks here to certify that there have been no 

material changes since the last submission. □ [UPLOAD BOX]
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Identify all Affiliates of the Applicant.

 Affiliate 

 Affiliate 

 Affiliate 

 Affiliate 

 Affiliate 

Provide a chart that identifies the Applicant’s ownership structure and all Affiliate relationships. 

[UPLOAD BOX]

Question 7

Has any Affiliate of the Applicant applied to participate in the Program? □ Yes □ 

No

If “yes,” provide the following information for the Affiliate(s)

Applicant’s Name

Applicant’s Taxpayer ID (EIN) 

Number 

Applicant’s DUNS Number

Applicant’s Address (street number, 

street name, county/city, state, zip 

code)

Question 8

Is the Applicant able to issue preferred stock to Treasury in connection with its 

participation in the Program? 

□ 

Yes 

□ No

If no, provide the 

reason why.

□ Applicant is a Federally Insured Credit Union

□ Applicant is an S Corporation

□ Applicant is a Mutual Institution

□ Other reason (explain why) (5,000 character maximum) [TEXT BOX]

If no, is the Applicant able to issue subordinated debt to Treasury in connection with its 

participation in the Program?

□ 

Yes 

□ No

Question 9

Is the Applicant (or its Parent Company) a publicly traded company? □ Yes □ 
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No

If yes, provide ticker symbol of listed common shares.

Question 10

Provide the following information concerning the Applicant and its financial position. 

Please provide the following information on the Applicant.

Applicant identifier (provide all that 

apply)

RSSD ID

FDIC Certificate ID

OCC Charter No.

NCUA Charter No.

Identifier for state-chartered credit 

union

Primary federal regulator (check one) □ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 

(FRB)

□ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

□ Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

□ National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

State Regulator (if applicable)

Corporate structure (check one) □ C Corporation

□ S Corporation

□ Mutual Institution

□ Mutual Holding Company with Mid-Tier Stock 

Holding Company

□ Mutual Holding Company without Mid-Tier Stock 

Holding Company

□ Not-for-profit financial cooperative (credit union)

Is Applicant a Holding Company? 

(check Yes or No)

□ Yes

□ No

If the Applicant is a Holding 

Company, does it operate under the 

Small Bank Holding Company and 

Savings and Loan Holding Company 

Policy Statement issued by the FRB

at 12 CFR Part 225, Appendix C?

□ Yes

□ No

Total Assets ($, most recent quarter 

for which data is available)*

* If the Applicant is a BHC or SLHC that does not report total consolidated assets, the Applicant 

BHC or SLHC should report its Total Assets in Question 10 and the Total Assets of any Subsidiary 

Insured Depository Institution in Question 11.

Question 11
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Provide the following information concerning the Applicant’s Subsidiary Insured Depository 

Institutions and their financial position, or the Applicant’s BHC/SLHC and its financial position as 

applicable.

If the Applicant is a Holding Company please provide the following information for each of 

its Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions.

Name of Subsidiary Insured 

Depository Institution

Subsidiary Insured Depository 

Institution identifier (provide all that 

apply)

RSSD ID

FDIC Certificate ID

OCC Charter No.

Primary federal regulator (check one) □ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 

(FRB)

□ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

□ Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

State Regulator (if applicable)

Total Assets ($, most recent quarter 

for which data is available)

If the Applicant is an Insured Depository Institution that is Controlled by a Holding 

Company please provide the following information for the Holding Company.

Name of the Holding Company

Holding Company identifier (provide 

all that apply)

RSSD ID

FDIC Certificate ID

OCC Charter No.

Primary federal regulator (check one) □ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 

(FRB)

□ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

□ Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

State Regulator (if applicable)

Does the Holding Company operate 

under the Small Bank Holding 

Company and Savings and Loan 

Holding Company Policy Statement 

issued by the FRB at 12 CFR Part 

225, Appendix C?

□ Yes

□ No

Total Assets ($, most recent quarter 

for which data is available)
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PROPOSED AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (OR COMPARABLE AMOUNT) 

OF SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT

Provide information on the financial instrument that the Applicant seeks to issue under the 

Program.

Select the term sheet applicable to the type of 

investment that the Applicant is requesting 

under the Program.

□ Senior Preferred Stock

□ Sub Debt (Mutual Institutions and S 

Corporations)

□ Sub Debt (Credit Unions)

Provide the aggregate dollar amount of 

financial instruments or senior preferred stock 

that the Applicant seeks to issue to the Treasury 

Department under the Program (rounded down 

to the nearest thousand dollar increment; e.g.,

$453,000 not $453,211)

$______________________

EMERGENCY INVESTMENT LENDING PLAN

Upload a completed Emergency Investment Lending Plan, using this form. [UPLOAD BOX for 

lending plan] (Link to form contained in electronic application only. Applications cannot be 

submitted on this reproduction.)

CEO & CFO CERTIFICATIONS

By signing below, I hereby certify that I have the authority to execute this application for the Applicant 

on whose behalf I am signing, that all current representations made are true and correct to the best of 

my knowledge, and that all projections made are accurate and reasonable to the best of my knowledge.

I further acknowledge that on behalf of the Applicant I have also submitted an Incumbency Certificate 

attached hereto. I further acknowledge that on behalf of the Applicant I have also submitted the 

Applicant’s most recent fiscal year-end audited financial statements attached hereto. I further 

acknowledge that any false statements made to the Department of the Treasury can result in criminal 

prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001, 15 U.S.C. 645, and other provisions and imposition of civil money 

penalties under 31 U.S.C. 3729.

The authorized representative of the Applicant must certify in good faith to all of the below by 

checking each one and certifying this application below:

□ The Applicant has attached below additional information not provided elsewhere in this application 
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in support of its Emergency Investment Lending Plan. The Applicant hereby verifies the accuracy 

of this information. [Link to UPLOAD BOX for documentation] (Link to upload box contained in 

electronic application only. Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)

□ I acknowledge that on behalf of the Applicant I have submitted an Incumbency Certificate attached 

hereto. [UPLOAD BOX for Incumbency Certificate] (Link to upload box contained in electronic 

application only. Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)

□ I understand that instruments issued under the Program may not be eligible as regulatory capital, 

which is at the sole discretion of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency or NCUA, and that in 

order for the instrument to receive regulatory capital treatment, the Applicant may need to submit 

forms or applications to the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency or NCUA, as applicable.

□ I certify that the Applicant is eligible to receive an investment under the Program, and that it is not 

a Covered Entity. 

□ I certify that I have the authority to execute this application for the Applicant on whose behalf I am 

signing, and that all representations made are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. 

□ I certify that I have reviewed and am aware of the Program’s restrictions on executive compensation, 

dividends, and share buybacks, set forth in the Interim Final Rule dated March 9, 2021 (86 FR 

13449).

□ I further certify under penalty of perjury that the information and certifications provided in the 

application, emergency investment lending plan and their supporting documents and forms are true 

and correct. WARNING: Anyone who knowingly submits a false claim or makes a false statement 

is subject to criminal and/or civil penalties, including confinement for up to 5 years, fines, and civil 

penalties. (18 U.S.C. §§ 287, 1001; 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, 3802).

Name of Chief Executive Officer (or individual 

performing similar function)

Signature of Chief Executive Officer (or 

individual performing similar function)

Name of Chief Financial Officer (or individual 

performing similar function)

Signature of Chief Financial Officer (or 

individual performing similar function)

Applicant Name

Date
Application – 18
Lending Plan – 1

EMERGENCY INVESTMENT LENDING PLAN

ATTENTION: 

• The Applicant must provide documentation that supports its responses to questions 1 

through 4 of the Emergency Investment Lending Plan.

• If the Applicant is a BHC or a SLHC, the information provided in response to questions 1 

through 4 must be based on information aggregated across all of the Applicant’s Subsidiary 

Insured Depository Institutions.

• The definitions of the capitalized terms contained in the Emergency Investment Lending 

Plan appear in the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, 

as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and the Application Instructions 

for the Emergency Capital Investment Program.

• The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, indicates that the ECIP is intended to support 

low- and moderate-income communities, Minority communities, rural communities, 

underserved areas, consumers, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, among 

others. Treasury will take factors such as these statutory considerations into account when 

it determines the investment amount that eligible institutions will receive under the ECIP, 

particularly if the aggregate amounts requested by eligible institutions exceed available 

program funds. Using information provided in ECIP applications, Treasury will determine 

a methodology for allocating available funds and determining investment amounts. 

Treasury will make its methodology public prior to making any investments under the ECIP. 

In addition, Treasury may determine, based on the volume and types of applications that 

are submitted, to withhold a portion of the available ECIP funds for a subsequent round of 

investments to be made at a future date.

Question 1: Lending to LMI and Other Targeted Populations

Question 1(a)

Loans originated refers to all new extensions of credit funded by the Applicant during the referenced 

fiscal year. Please provide exact whole numbers to the extent possible. Please note which figures

used for FY2019 and FY2020, if any, are estimated and submit supporting documentation for any 

estimates in the upload box below. If the Applicant is a BHC or a SLHC, the information provided 

must be information aggregated across all of the Applicant’s Subsidiary Insured Depository 

Institutions.

SAMPLE ONLY – NOT FOR FILING

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL FOUND ON 

THE EMERGENCY CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM WEBSITE 
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Loans originated 

during FY 2019 

Loans originated 

during FY 2020

Projected loans to 

be originated 

during FY 2021

Projected loans to 

be originated 

during FY 2022

Projected loans to 

be originated 

during FY 2023

Number 

of Loans

$ 

Amount 

of Loans

Number 

of Loans

$ 

Amount 

of Loans

Number 

of Loans

$ 

Amount 

of Loans

Number 

of Loans

$ 

Amount 

of Loans

Number 

of Loans

$ 

Amount 

of Loans

1. Applicant’s Total 

Loans [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $

2. Applicant’s 

lending made 

directly to LMI 

borrowers

[#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $

3. Applicant’s 

lending made 

directly to Other 

Targeted 

Populations2 not 

already included in 2

[#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $

4. Applicant’s 

lending made to 

borrowers or 

projects that create 

direct benefits for 

LMI populations3

not already included 

in 2 and 3

[#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $

5. Applicant’s [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $ [#] $

2 Applicant loan files that do not include data about Other Targeted Populations for legal reasons, or borrower’s failure to disclose, shall include those loans in the section entitled 

“Applicant’s lending made to borrowers in census tracts that are majority Other Targeted Populations.” 3 “Borrowers or projects that create direct benefits for LMI populations” represents a category that is distinct and separate from “LMI borrowers.” For purposes of this question, 

“borrowers that create direct benefits for LMI populations” refers to borrower financing that is underwritten on the basis of primarily serving low-income households. 
Lending Plan – 2

lending made to 

borrowers in census 

tracts that are 

majority Other 

Targeted 

Populations not 

already included 2, 

3, and 4

Please provide supporting documentation that indicates which figures used for FY 2019 and FY 2020 are estimated and provide 

the methodology and information used to make such estimates.

[Link to UPLOAD BOX for Question 1a supporting documentation] (Link to upload box contained in electronic application only. 

Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)
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Question 1(b)

For loans originated by the Applicant over the past 2 fiscal years to “borrowers and projects that 

create direct benefits for LMI populations” counted towards percentages reported in Question 1(a), 

provide the following information for up to the five largest of such borrowers served by the Applicant.

Description of 

borrower or 

project

County State

Estimated 

# of LMI 

individuals 

benefited

# of loans 

originated 

to 

borrower

Total $ of 

loans 

outstanding 

to 

borrower

Description of 

benefits to 

LMI 

communities

(100 characters 

maximum)

[#] [#] [$] (100 

characters 

maximum)

Question 1(c)

If the Applicant is unable to show that it meets the 30% threshold as required by the Act in Question 

1(a), please provide other data and information that can be used as a proxy to demonstrate that not less 

than 30 percent of the lending of the Applicant over the past 2 fiscal years was made directly to LMI 

borrowers, to borrowers or projects that create direct benefits for LMI populations, to Other Targeted 

Populations, or any combination thereof, as measured by the total number and dollar amount of loans. 

Lending made to borrowers in census tracts that are majority Other Targeted Populations (see row 5 

in Question 1(a)) is an example of a geography-based proxy for lending “directly to Other Targeted 

Populations” (see row 3 in Question 1(a)). In responding to this Question 1(c), borrowers may provide 

additional proxies for lending to LMI or Other Targeted Populations, including data with respect to 

the past two fiscal years, and provide a 2- year track record based on that data and a three-year

projection for lending. 

[Link to UPLOAD BOX for Question 1(c)] (Link to upload box contained in electronic application 

only. Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)

Question 2: Business Strategy and Operating Goals

Describe how the business strategy and operating goals of the Applicant will address the community 

development needs in communities that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects 

of COVID-19, which includes the needs of small businesses, consumers, nonprofit organizations, 

community development, and other projects providing direct benefits to LMI communities, LowIncome individuals, and Minorities within the Minority, Rural, and Urban Low-Income and 

Underserved Areas served by the Applicant. Provide measurable factors for how the community has 
Lending Plan – 2

been impacted by COVID-19, such as increases in unemployment, the number of businesses closed 

due to the pandemic, or mortgage delinquencies. 

The response to this question should also include up to five examples of particular business activities 

that the Applicant will perform in FY 2021-23 to address community development needs in 

communities that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19. For 

each example, provide quantitative estimates and anticipated timing information that illustrate how 

the relevant community development needs will be met, what particular groups and communities (e.g. 

small businesses, Low-Income individuals) will benefit, and the overall planned economic impact to 

those groups/communities and in Minority, Rural, and Urban Low-Income and Underserved Areas 

served by the Applicant. Where appropriate, address how an investment received under the ECIP will 

support the described activities.

Each Applicant should provide data and information that support its belief that business strategy and 

operating goals are realistic and achievable and will address the Community Development needs in 

communities that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19.

[Link to UPLOAD BOX for Question 2] (Link to upload box contained in electronic application only. 

Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)

Question 3: Growth Strategy

Question 3(a) – Aggregate Growth Strategy

Provide the additional aggregate dollar amount of qualified and deep 

impact loans, grants, and forbearance projects that the Applicant, as a 

direct result of issuing the full amount of financial instruments or senior 

preferred stock to the Treasury Department that it is seeking to issue 

under the Program, would provide over the 10 year term of the financial 

instrument

$_____________________

_

Treasury will consider county level data in evaluating Emergency Investment Lending Plans. 

Accordingly, applicants must provide projections of aggregate growth in each county in their target 

market(s).

Using the template provided, provide the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of qualified and 

deep impact loans, grants and forbearance (from above) that the applicant projects will occur in each 

county in their target market(s). (The total percentage must equal 100% for all counties.)

State County Percentage
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[Link to UPLOAD BOX for Question 3(a)] (Link to upload box contained in electronic application 

only. Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)

Question 3(b) – Minority and Disadvantaged Growth Strategy

Explain how the Applicant plans to expand or maintain significant lending or investment activity in 

LMI Minority communities, especially those that may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 

to historically disadvantaged borrowers, and to Minorities that have significant unmet capital or 

financial services needs. 

The response should include quantifiable details on the Applicant’s planned approach to expanding or 

maintaining significant levels of lending or investment in these communities related to 

current/projected types of lending and investment (e.g., small business loans, loans to consumers), 

current/projected types of projects that will be funded (e.g., housing), and the community needs that 

projected lending or investment activities would serve.

[Link to UPLOAD BOX for Question 3(b)] (Link to upload box contained in electronic application 

only. Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)

Question 4: Community Outreach and Communication

Provide a detailed plan describing how the Applicant will engage in community outreach and 

communication in communities and with borrowers as identified in the Act, specifically including 

small businesses, Minority-owned businesses, and consumers, especially in low-income and 

underserved communities, including persistent poverty counties and limited English proficient 

populations, that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID–19 

pandemic. The Applicant’s plan for community outreach and communication may be provided or 

described through a community benefits agreement between the Applicant and organizations, trade 

associations, and individuals that represent or work within Minority or LMI communities.

The response should include quantitative details on how particular aspects and features of the 

Applicant’s planned community outreach and communication approach (e.g., advertisements to be 

purchased, sales personnel hired) may help the Applicant achieve the projected FY 2021-2023 lending 

and/or investment activity amounts set forth in response to Question 1(a).

[Link to UPLOAD BOX for Question 4] (Link to upload box contained in electronic application only. 

Applications cannot be submitted on this paper form.)
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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.

OMB Approval No. 1505-0267

Expiration Date: November 30, 2021

The information collected will be used for the U.S. Government to process requests for support. The 

estimated burden associated with this collection of information is 20 minutes per response for the 

applications, 41 hours per response for the lending plans, 40 hours per response for policies, and 15 

minutes per responses for exemptive request. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden 

estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Office of Privacy, 

Transparency and Records, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, 

D.C. 20220. DO NOT send the form to this address. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid control 

number assigned by OMB.