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District Court denies class certification in lending discrimination suit

On May 30, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered an opinion denying class certification in a suit accusing a credit union (defendant) of lending discrimination. Each plaintiff applied to...more

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FTC Complaint Alleges Deception and Discrimination in Fintech’s Subscription Cash Advance Offerings

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On January 2, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against FloatMe Corp. (“FloatMe”), a fintech that offers short-term cash advances through its mobile app, alleging violations of the FTC Act, the Restore...more

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FTC Settles with Auto Dealer over Claims of Deceptive and Discriminatory Sales Practices

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team examines how an Federal Trade Commission action against an auto dealer signals a continued focus on deceptive add-on fees and discrimination against Black and Latino loan customers....more

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Earned Wage Access & the Fintech Fight for Financial Equity

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As Black History Month comes to a close, the relationships between the history of race, poverty, affordable financial services, and modern American life are hard to ignore. Over the past two years, surviving a pandemic has...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Discrimination and Algorithms in Financial Services: Unintended Consequences of AI

It’s troubling enough when facial recognition software couldn’t recognize Asian faces, the crime prediction algorithm targeted black neighborhoods, the job bank was more likely to show men highly paid executive jobs, and the...more

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HUD expands fair housing liability to include LEP discrimination

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Last week, HUD issued new guidance confirming that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). LEP includes a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. ...more

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Auto Finance Company Agrees to Change Dealer Compensation Policy to Settle CFPB and DOJ Fair Lending Claims

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To resolve charges by the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it engaged in unlawful discrimination in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), American Honda...more

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