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Race Discrimination Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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Acting Comptroller Hsu Highlights Latest Efforts of OCC in Elevating Financial Fairness

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On April 4, acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu provided his remarks for the second year in a row at the Just Economy Conference hosted by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. He focused his remarks on...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2023 - Freedom, Independence, and Celebration From the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more

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DOJ, OCC Announce Major Settlement of Fair Lending Allegations

In the largest fair lending enforcement action in several years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on August 30 announced simultaneous settlements with a national banking...more

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Financial Institution Regulators Address Financial Inclusion, Expansion of Access to Credit, and Further Consumer Protection from...

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Since early June 2020 when cries for racial justice resulted in a period of social unrest in the U.S., federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps to acknowledge financial...more

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Nutter Bank Report: August 2019

Federal Reserve Announces Plan for Real-Time Payment and Settlement Service - The Federal Reserve has announced that the Federal Reserve Banks will develop a new real-time gross settlement service with integrated clearing...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The US and China have scheduled two more rounds of high-level trade talks with hopes for an agreement between the economic superpowers by late April, even as China has begun to push back against some of the US’s major...more

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DOJ Files Consent Order Against Union Savings Bank, Guardian Savings Bank

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a consent order against Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank to resolve redlining allegations. The complaint alleges that the banks violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA)...more

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CFPB and DOJ announce redlining settlement

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Consistent with recent indications from CFPB and Department of Justice officials that more redlining cases would soon be coming, the CFPB and DOJ have announced a proposed consent order with Hudson City Savings Bank to settle...more

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Diversity Reports at Two Federal Agencies Offer Glimpse of Regulatory Review under Impending Dodd-Frank Diversity Standards

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), signed by President Obama in 2010 in response to the financial crisis, includes a provision intended to remedy racial and gender discrepancies at...more

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LIHTC discrimination suit filed against federal government

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A lawsuit was recently filed alleging that the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) perpetuated racial segregation in the City of Dallas in their administration of the Low...more

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