News & Analysis as of

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Immigration Status Discrimination

Goodwin

The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issue Joint Statement Focused on Antidiscrimination in Lending...

Goodwin on

Last month, the Justice Department (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a joint statement that reminded financial institutions that all credit applicants are protected from discrimination on the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFPB and DOJ Release Joint Statement on Fair Lending and Credit Opportunities for Noncitizen Borrowers

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The joint statement provides helpful guidance on the civil rights implications of considering an individual’s immigration status under the ECOA. On October 12, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Republican Senators urge CFPB and DOJ to retract joint statement on consideration of immigration status under ECOA

Ballard Spahr LLP on

A group of eleven Republican Senators who are members of the Senate Banking Committee have sent a letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and Attorney General Merrick Garland to urge the CFPB and DOJ to retract the joint...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CFPB and DOJ Joint Statement Signals Increased Fair Lending Scrutiny for Noncitizen Borrowers

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued a new joint statement focused on anti-discrimination in lending practices as they relate to noncitizens. This guidance not only...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB, DOJ Joint Statement: Financial Institutions May Not Use Immigration Status to Illegally Discriminate Against Credit...

On October 12, the CFPB and DOJ issued a joint statement that reminds financial institutions that all credit applicants are protected from discrimination on the basis of their national origin, race, and other characteristics...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Creditors Should Review Their Use of Immigration Status When Accepting and Evaluating Applications

On October 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint statement emphasizing the risk associated with considering an applicant’s immigration status when making credit...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB and DOJ issue joint statement on consideration of immigration status under ECOA but omit clear guidance

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice have issued a joint statement regarding “the potential civil rights implications of a creditor’s consideration of an individual’s immigration status under the...more

Troutman Pepper

Federal Agencies Finally Weigh in on Immigration Status in Credit Underwriting

Troutman Pepper on

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (collectively, the agencies) issued a joint statement on the subject of creditors’ use of immigration status for eligibility...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide