Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: State Fair Access and Debanking Laws Bring Country’s Political and Cultural Divisions to the Fore
Redlining Isn’t What it Used To Be
Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending
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Regulators are directed to avoid reputation risk, identify banks that have engaged in unlawful debanking, and take appropriate remedial actions. ...more
As anticipated, on August 7th, the White House published its Executive Order designed to address the “unlawful debanking” of certain individuals and industries. The Executive Order titled Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All...more
On August 7, the White House issued an executive order directing federal banking regulators to prohibit practices that deny or restrict banking services based on political or religious beliefs, or lawful business activities....more
Recently, two members of the Fed, the Vice Chair for Supervision, Michelle Bowman, and Governor Michael Barr, both spoke on the ongoing challenges and opportunities in advancing financial inclusion across the U.S. Both...more
On August 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans.” The order asserts that financial institutions have restricted the access of individuals and...more
In the wake of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), the federal banking agencies have issued joint guidance to provide clarity on supervisory expectations for banks that...more
Join top CRA experts Dr. Ken Thomas, Len Suzio and Dean Stockford for a wide ranging discussion on the Community Reinvestment Act....more
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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