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OCC Ends Use of Disparate Impact in Fair Lending Supervision

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) has formally revised its fair lending examination procedures, announcing in Bulletin 2025-16, issued on July 14, 2025, that it has eliminated all references to disparate...more

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Why Does the CFPB Disguise Important Mortgage Data?

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Banks play a pivotal role in the economic wellbeing of our nation and local communities. Banks do this by being “financial intermediaries” facilitating the flow of funds between savers and borrowers. This obligation is so...more

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The Impact of Trump’s Executive Order Regarding Disparate Impact

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Just when you thought the flurry of executive orders pertaining to “deregulation” might have slowed down, the President signed, on April 23, 2025, Executive Order 14281, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.”...more

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CFPB Announces 2025 Supervision and Enforcement Priorities

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This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a memo to staff outlining its new supervision and enforcement priorities for 2025....more

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The Tides Are Changing (Again) for US “Fair Access” and “Anti-Debanking” Laws

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“Fair access” banking laws, at the epicenter of the debates between ESG and “anti-woke” regulation and federal/state preemption, may see a resurgence under the incoming administration. In recent years, the landscape of...more

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There’s a New Sheriff Coming to Town What are the Implications for CRA and Fair Lending?

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No sooner had President elect Trump’s win been announced that speculation began about the implications for bank regulations. “Trump Administration may upend banking industry,” proclaimed a headline in USA Today, while Yahoo...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Business As Usual, October 2024 - OCC Releases 2025 Bank Supervision Operating Plan

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Committee on Bank Supervision sets the agency’s supervision objectives and priorities. On October 1, the Committee released the OCC’s Bank Supervision Operating Plan (the...more

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What is Statistical Significance and How is It Applied to “Redlining” for Banks?

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Many bankers hear the term “Statistical Significance” but don’t know what it means and how it is relevant to potential fair lending violations. Typically, when an examiner is evaluating if a bank is redlining, they will...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Takeaways From the FDIC’s Spring 2024 Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights

On March 28, the FDIC released the spring edition of its consumer compliance supervisory highlights. The FDIC supervises approximately 3,000 state-chartered banks and thrifts that are not members of the Federal Reserve...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bank Groups Sue to Overturn New Community Lending Rules

On February 5, several trade groups, including the American Bankers Association, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed suit against the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, and the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS releases guidance on risk management

On December 21, 2023, NYDFS released guidance for managing significant financial and operational risks associated with climate change for New York State-regulated banking and mortgage institutions. The guidance emphasized the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB’s Language Access Plan breakdown for consumers with limited English proficiency

On November 15, the CFPB issued a report, titled “The CFPB Language Access Plan for consumers with limited English proficiency,” on expanding consumer needs in the financial marketplace for individuals with limited English...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Publishes New Report on State Community Reinvestment Laws

On November 2, the CFPB issued a new report on state Community Reinvestment Act laws. The report found that many states adopted Community Reinvestment Acts (CRAs) similar to the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The...more

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In Cross River Consent Order, FDIC Focuses on Marketplace Lending and Third Party Lending Issues

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) recently entered into a consent order with Cross River Bank (“CRB”) addressing what the FDIC considered to be unsafe and unsound banking practices associated with CRB’s fair...more

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Lawsuit Challenges CFPB Reporting Rule for Small Business Lending

On April 26, an association of Texas state banking organizations and a Texas minority depository institution filed a joint complaint against the CFPB in Texas federal court seeking to invalidate a recently finalized agency...more

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FDIC Publication Focuses on Key Consumer Compliance Issues Identified During 2022

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On April 5, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights report, providing a high-level overview of consumer compliance issues identified by the agency during 2022...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC issues 2023 Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights

On April 5, the FDIC released the March 2023 edition of the Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights, which is intended to “enhance transparency regarding the FDIC’s consumer compliance supervisory activities and to provide...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FHFA updates GSE equitable housing finance plans

On April 5, FHFA announced updates to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (GSEs) equitable housing finance plans for 2023. The updates include adjustments to plans first announced last year, which faced pushback from several...more

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DOJ Reaches Largest Ever Redlining Settlement with Los Angeles-based Bank

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In the largest redlining settlement in the department’s history, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an agreement has been reached to resolve redlining allegations against a Los Angeles-based bank. Under the...more

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The OCC’s “Laser Focus” on Fair Lending

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On November 14, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy Grovetta Gardineer delivered keynote remarks at the 2022 CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium where she discussed...more

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NY Department of Financial Services Reaches Settlement With Bank Over Alleged Fair Lending Violations Involving Auto Dealer...

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On October 6, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a consent order with Rhinebeck Bank (Rhinebeck) to resolve allegations that, in violation of New York Executive Law Section 296-a, the bank...more

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Justice Department announces settlement to resolve lending discrimination claims against Evolve Bank and Trust

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On September 29, 2022, the Justice Department announced a proposed consent order with Evolve Bank and Trust to resolve allegations of lending discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and national origin in the pricing of its...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

House Bill To Revise Community Reinvestment Act Would Put New Focus on Fair Lending

Legislation introduced on September 15, 2022 by Maxine Waters (D-Cal.), chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, would significantly revise the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), adding a number of new substantive...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - May Top 10

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Bite #10 - The CFPB provided Spanish-language disclosures. To help financial institutions better support Spanish-speaking communities, the CFPB unveiled Spanish translations of the following federal model disclosures:...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Event] Financial Services Conference - May 18th, Washington, DC

Please join us for the annual Nelson Mullins Financial Services Conference, which will feature a lineup of national speakers on the future of financial services....more

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