Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending
The Importance of Assessment Areas
On August 29, the FDIC announced that the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) updated its examination handbook. These updates revised specific parts and renamed it from the “Development and Acquisition”...more
CFPB Issues Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data - The CFPB has published instructions for banks and other covered financial institutions to submit small business lending data that is required to be...more
On July 30, the FDIC released an RFI for deposit data, specifically data not reported in the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) call reports or other regulatory reports. The FDIC is seeking comments...more
The CFPB, as part of its initiative to accelerate the shift to open banking in the United States, issued a final rule on June 5 that outlines the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can...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 December 27, 2023, the FDIC published its proposed revisions to the reporting forms and instructions for Call Reports and the FFIEC 002 report in a financial institution letter under the auspices of the FFIEC. Call Reports...more
A federal court has issued an order granting an injunction that delays the compliance dates for the CFPB’s final rule governing the collection of small business lending data required by Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more
Yesterday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a letter to financial institutions (FIL-37-2023) regarding the proper way to report estimated uninsured deposits in accordance with the instructions to the...more
The OCC, FDIC, NCUA and Fed have adopted a new Policy Statement on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Accommodations and Workouts. The new policy statement updates, expands on and supersedes existing guidance from 2009,...more
June 29, 2023- Federal financial institution regulatory agencies today jointly issued a final policy statement on commercial real estate loan accommodations and workouts....more
March 31, 2023- U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act to authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to award financial compensation to...more
March 30, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule required by Congress to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discrimination....more
On February 22, the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and the OCC announced the publication of a joint notice and request for comment proposing changes to three versions of the Call Report (FFIEC 031, FFIEC 041, and FFIEC 051)...more
In light of growing concerns, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) held its first hearing on appraisal bias on January 24, 2023, at the Consumer Financial Protection...more
New CFPB Guidance Identifies Fee Practices That Constitute UDAAP Violations The CFPB has issued new guidance about what it pejoratively characterizes as “junk fee” practices by banks that the agency believes are likely to...more
On 7/6/22, the Agencies (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the...more
Federal Agencies- Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Business Leaders Survey - June 16, 2022- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released the June 2022 Business Leaders Survey....more
Federal Reserve Considers Merits of Creating a U.S. Dollar Digital Currency The Federal Reserve has published a discussion paper that examines the pros and cons associated with the creation of a U.S. central bank digital...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), an interagency body of leading financial regulators, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,...more
Supreme Court Strikes Down Extension of CDC Moratorium on Evictions - The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that blocks the extension of the moratorium on evictions ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and...more
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more
HUD, VA, and USDA Coordinate Extensions of COVID-19 Relief for Homeowners - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more
We join the nation in mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over her 20-year career before appointment to the D.C. circuit court, Justice Ginsburg fought for equal rights in the workplace, among...more
Federal Court Dismisses Class Action Claims Against PPP Lenders for Agent Fees - A federal court in Florida has dismissed claims made in a class action lawsuit against several banks and other Small Business Administration...more