secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ (PRK)
CIK:        0000805676
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000805676-23-000038
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Park National Bank settles DOJ mortgage discrimination claims; commits $7.75M to loan subsidy fund
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- Park National Bank agreed to invest $7.75M over 5 years in a loan subsidy fund for majority-minority census tracts in Columbus area.
- Bank will spend at least $500K over 5 years on community development partnerships and $150K/year on advertising and financial education.
- Park will open one new mortgage loan production office and one full-service branch in majority-minority tracts, and hire 4 lenders including a Spanish-speaking one.
- Bank denies intentional discrimination but resolves DOJ claims under Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
- Consent order requires court approval; Park will maintain a Director of Community Home Lending and Development.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805676/000080567623000038/0000805676-23-000038-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805676/000080567623000038/prk-20230228.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805676-23-000038

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