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On March 20, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule to make non-substantive corrections and updates to CFPB and other Federal agency contact information found at certain locations in Regulations B, E, F, J, V, X, Z, and DD, including Federal agency contact information that must be provided with: The Equal Credit Opportunity Act adverse action notices; and The Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary of Consumer Rights. This final rule also revises the

Modified Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data for 2022 submissions from 4,394 filers are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) website. A downloadable modified (to protect consumer privacy) LAR file is available for every financial institution that has completed a HMDA data submission for 2022. The data is typically used to: Verify the data you submitted a few weeks ago is properly presented. Compare your institution’s data to the data from

On February 27, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a consent order with Park National Bank. The Order alleges that Park National Bank (“PNB”) engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful redlining in violation of the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”), and Regulation B, by discriminating on the basis of race, color, and national origin. Specifically, the United States alleges that PNB engaged in: Illegal redlining

The third anniversary of the global Coronavirus pandemic is on Saturday March 11, 2023. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization’s declared the global pandemic. A lot has changed since then. On February 9, 2023 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Press Release regarding the continuation of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19. Based on current COVID-19 trends, HHS is planning for the PHE, declared under Section 319

On February 27, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a blog article regarding efforts by the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) to gain approval for an application regarding consumer disclosures of a loan that provides either construction or construction-permanent financing In its April 28, 2022 application, the ICBA states it is not uncommon in rural communities for first-time homebuyers to build their first home because there are limited existing affordable “starter” homes. The