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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Judge Denies Joint Motion to Vacate CFPB Settlement with a Chicago-Based Non-Bank Lender

Goodwin on 7/16/2025

An Illinois federal district court judge presiding over a revived redlining case denied a joint motion to vacate a 2024 voluntary settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and a Chicago-based non-bank...more

Illegal Debanking Under Scrutiny: New Task Force Signals DOJ Enforcement Shift

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 5/8/2025

On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (“EDVA”) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Rights Division (“CRT”) announced the formation of the Eastern District of...more

CFPB Takes Action Against Illinois Mortgage Lender for Redlining Violations

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/27/2025

On January 17, 2025, the CFPB filed a complaint against an Illinois-based non-depository mortgage lender for allegedly engaging in discriminatory practices. The CFPB alleges the lender engaged in improper redlining by...more

Community banks trade group asks Trump Administration to curb fair lending enforcement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/31/2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America issued a statement calling on the Trump administration “to rein in the overzealous application of fair lending laws.” ICBA stated that community banks are threatened by a recent...more

The Trump Administration: Change By Executive Action and Inaction

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 12/12/2016

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in U.S....more

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