The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that through its “Combatting Redlining Initiative,” it has secured more than $107 million in relief for communities nationwide experiencing lending discrimination. Attorney General Merrick Garland declared, “This work is just the beginning - the Justice Department currently has over two dozen active investigations into redlining, spanning neighborhoods [...]
On October 24th, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule to strengthen and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). This revision to the CRA regulation, the first comprehensive update since 1995, was issued with the following stated goals: Encourage banks to expand [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized the Rule implementing Section 1071 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act’s requirements that lenders make data available to the public about their small business lending activity. Under this new Rule, lenders will collect and report information about the small business credit applications they receive, including geographic and demographic [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is eyeing the relationship between rising car prices and changes in auto loan characteristics and performance. In a September 19, 2022, blog post, the bureau expressed concern about the impact of larger loan amounts and higher monthly payments on the financial health of consumers with near-prime or subprime credit [...]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will require mortgage servicers to obtain and maintain fair lending data on their loans, and for this data to transfer with servicing throughout the term of the mortgage, starting in March 2023. This requirement is one of two updates the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced. In addition to [...]
