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Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would revise certain provisions of Regulation B, subpart B, implementing changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB is proposing to: Raise the origination threshold for covered financial institutions from the current 100 small‑business credit applications (over two preceding years) to 1,000 such applications. […]

This week’s Compliance News Round Up features updates from the OCC, SBA, HUD, and more. Read on to catch up on the most recent news impacting our industry! OCC updates names and addresses for notices April 8, 2025 The OCC issued Bulletin 2025-6 to inform OCC-supervised institutions of the appropriate names and addresses for notices required by the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and for posters required by the Fair Housing Act. Banks […]

  Yesterday, the CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) released a study revealing disparities in how lenders treat Black and white small business owners seeking loans. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said, “The results of our secret shopping are consistent with the longstanding concerns that small business loan borrowers experience different treatment based on their race. Fair access to small business loans is essential for the success of our economy.” Key Findings from the Study The CFPB’s […]

Last week, the DOJ (Department of Justice) announced that Citadel Federal Credit Union agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to resolve redlining allegations, marking the DOJ’s first such settlement with a credit union. The settlement addresses the credit union’s failure to provide adequate mortgage lending services to majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia from 2017 to 2021, violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Key Allegations: […]

On June 28, 2023, the CFPB released a set of Frequently Asked Questions to address for determining institutional coverage focused on areas like: Financial Institution Coverage Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) Types of transactions Ag purpose credit Refinancings Temporary loans What to do if you did not collect Gross Annual Revenue for 2022 and 2023 Covered Credit Transactions and Small Businesses Covered credit transactions What is a small business Individuals and sole proprietorship The purpose of […]