On August 8, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced live and virtual technical conversations about software used by financial institutions to facilitate compliance with the CFPB’s small business lending rulemaking (referred to as 1071). The CFPB 1071 technical team will share insights into how the CFPB generally builds regulatory compliance systems for the intake of submitted information from financial institutions, such as Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporting system. The team will also […]
Category: ECOA
SMALL BUSINESS LENDING RULE DELAYED
On June 27, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget published the Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Agenda breaks down rules from over 60 federal departments, agencies, and commissions. In the list of actions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an announcement that the final rule for Small Business Lending Data Collection Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act is not expected until March 2023. The rule will […]
CFPB Circular – Adverse Action Based on Credit Models
On May 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed that federal anti-discrimination law requires companies to explain to applicants the specific reasons for denying an application for credit or taking other adverse actions, even if the creditor is relying on credit models using complex algorithms. The CFPB published a Consumer Financial Protection Circular (Circular 2022-3) to remind the public, including those responsible for enforcing federal consumer financial protection law, of creditors’ adverse action notice […]
CFPB ISSUES ECOA ADVISORY OPINION
On May 9, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion to affirm that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B protect not only those actively seeking credit but also those who sought and have received credit. This is not a new position, it is a reaffirmation of long standing law and regulation. The advisory opinion is effective upon publication in the Federal Register, which is expected soon.
CFPB ISSUES SPANISH LANGUAGE FORMS AND A REMINDER
In late April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued: Eight Spanish language version of several adverse action sample disclosures; Six Spanish language version of several prepaid account sample disclosures; and A reminder of financial institutions’ obligation to serve the communities where they do business, including communities with limited English proficiency and also encouraged them to use the translations as they work with Spanish-speakers in their community.