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What Trump’s Order on Disparate-Impact Liability Means for Banks and Financial Institutions

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On April 23, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” This order states that the U.S. aims to limit the use of disparate-impact liability in order...more

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HUD restores 2013 discriminatory effects rule

On March 17, HUD announced the submission of a final rule—Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard—which would rescind the agency’s 2020 regulation governing Fair Housing Act (FHA or the Act) disparate impact...more

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District Court grants summary judgment to bank in discriminatory lending suit

On December 19, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of a national bank with respect to discriminatory lending allegations brought by the County of Cook in Illinois...more

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Biden Administration Continues Fair Lending Efforts as HUD Announces Proposal to Restore the Discriminatory Effects Rule

One of the Biden administration’s first actions was a January 25, 2021, executive order on Redressing Our Nation’s and the Federal Government’s History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies, whereby the White House...more

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Will the NYDFS pick up the baton on disparate impact auto dealer pricing?

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If you’ve followed the status of the CFPB’s enforcement actions under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act related to auto dealer finance charge participation, you probably would have concluded that those cases are unlikely to...more

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Industry trade groups urge HUD to make significant changes to its disparate impact rule; state attorneys general oppose changes

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The American Bankers Association jointly with state bankers associations, the American Financial Services Association, and the Mortgage Bankers Association are urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...more

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Mulvaney comments on enforcement approach, use of disparate impact

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According to a Politico report, CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, speaking at a Washington, D.C. event, commented on changes to the Bureau’s approach to bringing enforcement actions and the Bureau’s plans to review the use...more

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