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CFPB issues annual fair lending report

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The CFPB recently issued its annual fair lending report covering its fair lending activity in 2021. . Small business lending—assessing whether there are disparities in application, underwriting, and pricing processes, redlining, and whether there are weaknesses in fair lending-related compliance.

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CFPB 2020 fair lending report highlights adverse action notices when using artificial intelligence

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The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2019 activities is scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register. The Bureau states that an area of innovation that it is monitoring for fair lending and credit access issues is “artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, machine learning (ML), a subset of AI.”

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CFPB issues statement on Juneteenth bill Truth in Lending Act issue

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As previously reported , the bill signed into law by President Biden on June 17, 2021 to create the Juneteenth National Independence Day actually results in an important change under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z. 6103(a) to add “Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19” as a specified legal public holiday.

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DOJ announces major new initiative targeting redlining; DOJ/CFPB/OCC settle redlining lawsuit against Mississippi-based national bank

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The Biden Administration’s prioritization of fair lending as a law enforcement focus took center stage last week with the announcement that the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices “as force multipliers to ensure that fair lending enforcement is informed by local expertise on housing markets and the credit needs of local communities of color.”.

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FTC and 18 state attorneys general settle action against national retail chain accused of unlawful practices targeting servicemembers

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and related entities (collectively, “Harris Jewelry”), a national jewelry retailer that markets and sells military-themed gifts, to resolve their lawsuit which alleged that Harris Jewelry had engaged in unlawful sales and credit practices targeting servicemembers. State regulators may also supervise MLA requirements pursuant to state law).

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CFPB 2019 fair lending report highlights alternative scoring models

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

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CFPB issues Fall 2020 semi-annual report to Congress

CFPB Monitor

As a result of the PAs, the Bureau initiated significantly more fair lending supervisory events during the period covered by the report than during the prior reporting period. During the period covered by the report, the Bureau filed one fair lending public enforcement action and referred three ECOA matters to the DOJ.

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