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Connecticut bank sued for alleged discriminatory mortgage lending

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc. filed a complaint against Liberty Bank in Connecticut federal district court alleging that the Bank engaged in discriminatory mortgage lending in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. ” Discrimination in extending credit.

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Why Banks Merge: Listen to the Sellers

Jeff For Banks

Read: We need to be bigger and have more capital to keep up with regulation and the industry. At the same time, our legal lending limit will be much larger, which will help us to make larger investments in the local communities." - Dick Baker, Chairman of Ohio Heritage Bancorp of Coshocton on the bank''s sale to Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

Abrigo

Real estate lending BSA training should include GTO guidance , specifically on how to identify red flags at loan origination. While title insurance companies are required to collect and report data on covered transactions, regulators expect financial institutions to have procedures in place to detect these transactions. learn more.