While CFPB officials have suggested in public remarks that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” includes discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, a...more
9/22/2016
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
ECOA ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Richard Cordray ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Transgender
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a proposed consent order with BancorpSouth Bank to settle charges that the bank’s mortgage lending practices violated the...more
7/11/2016
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Consumer Financial Products ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
ECOA ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mortgages ,
Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redlining
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held a FinTech forum addressing marketplace lending. The forum was promoted by the FTC as the first in a series it plans to hold exploring emerging financial technology and its...more
6/21/2016
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
ECOA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Innovative Technology ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Popular
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) has issued a brief in which it urges the CFPB and other federal agencies to adopt strong language access protections to improve the mortgage marketplace for limited English proficiency...more
An equally divided U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the Eighth Circuit's decision in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore, which upheld a federal district court ruling that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) does not...more
The U.S. Department of Justice recently entered into a consent order with Evolve Bank & Trust to settle charges that the bank discriminated against mortgage loan applicants on the basis of disability and receipt of public...more
The Federal Trade Commission has announced plans to conduct a survey of consumers regarding their experiences in buying and financing automobiles at dealerships.
According to the supplementary information in the notice...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a proposed consent order with Sage Bank to settle charges that the bank violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) by discriminating on...more
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in the case of Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore, the result of which will determine whether a spousal guarantor is an “applicant” under the Equal Credit Opportunity...more
10/9/2015
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Banks ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Discrimination ,
ECOA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Loans ,
Regulation B ,
SCOTUS ,
Spousal Guaranty
To resolve charges by the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it engaged in unlawful discrimination in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), American Honda...more
7/17/2015
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Consumer Financial Products ,
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Consumer Lenders ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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ECOA ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Fair Lending ,
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Honda ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) applies to loan guarantors. The case will be argued in the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October 2015....more
As we previously reported, last Friday House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) sent a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray asking for a response by March 13 to specific questions about the...more
Since last March, when the CFPB issued Bulletin No. 2013-02, its highly controversial release warning banks and finance companies that purchase motor vehicle installment sales contracts that, under existing law, any dealer...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the North Carolina Attorney General filed a complaint last week against two corporations that own two “buy here, pay here” used car dealerships, as well as...more
Yesterday, the CFPB, jointly with the Federal Reserve Board and the Department of Justice, held a webinar on fair lending considerations related to “indirect auto lending” programs....more
The CFPB has issued “ECOA Baseline Review Procedures” to be used by its examiners. (The CFPB has labeled the procedures “guidance” and did not add them to its Supervision and Examination Manual.)...more
The question of whether plaintiffs suing under the Fair Housing Act may bring disparate impact claims is back on the U.S. Supreme Court's docket as a result of the Court's decision today to grant certiorari in Mount Holly v....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance on fair lending compliance for indirect auto lenders. The guidance targets the practice of “dealer markups.” This practice involves an auto dealer charging the...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a fair lending lawsuit against Texas Champion Bank. This means that, once again, a DOJ attempt to use disparate impact evidence to establish that a lender engaged in a...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with Community Bank of St. Charles, Michigan, in a federal lending discrimination lawsuit filed by DOJ against the bank....more