Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending
The Importance of Assessment Areas
In this podcast episode, Dean and Len discuss the timely issue of appraisal discrimination and bias within the context of Fair Lending. Dean highlights the FFIEC's recent guidance on mitigating risks related to discriminatory...more
The CFPB published a blog discussing a few key takeaways from a series of public hearings addressing appraisal bias....more
What Happened? Building on the 2021 announcement of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (“PAVE”) and a series of federal agency actions in the intervening months, 2024 brings new efforts at...more
As 2024 gets off the ground, federal regulators are continuing their focus on fair lending issues. In February, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released a statement on examination principles...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the February 2024 webinar....more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state authorities have agreed to a consent order with a large national bank to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by affecting...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) published a statement on February 12, 2024 regarding “principles for the examination of supervised [institutions’] residential property appraisal and...more
On February 12, 2024, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a statement of principles that relate to valuation discrimination and bias for its member entities to consider in preparation for...more
On February 12, the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) released a statement on “Examination Principles Related to Valuation Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending.” The statement outlined...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently issued a statement of principles related to valuation discrimination and bias for member entities to consider in their consumer compliance and safety and...more
February 12, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle W. Bowman gave a speech entitled, "Defining a Bank," at the American Bankers Association 2024 Conference for Community Bankers in San Antonio, Texas....more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) will host a public hearing on appraisal bias on February 13, 2024. This will be the fourth public hearing on appraisal bias, and like the...more
Combatting appraisal bias continues to be a top priority for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as recently emphasized by Deputy Director Zixta Q. Martinez during her remarks at the National Fair Housing...more