Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending
The Importance of Assessment Areas
On April 26, 2023, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in reintroducing the SAFE Banking Act—legislation that aims to ensure that state legal cannabis businesses have access...more
Federal legislators continue to struggle over the growing disconnect between increasing State legalization of the cannabis industry, and the continued illegality of cannabis under federal law....more
Treasury Report Recommends Changes to Community Reinvestment Act Rules - The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a report recommending changes to the federal banking agencies’ rules that implement the Community...more
Massachusetts Voters Approve Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational Purposes - Massachusetts voters have approved a ballot initiative legalizing the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, which will become law...more