The expansive final rule overhauls how banks are evaluated for lending to low- and moderate-income customers.
The federal banking regulators issued a joint final rule that will govern Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)...more
Recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with support from the Biden administration, signal that protecting consumers from so-called “junk fees” remains a key...more
10/23/2023
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Lenders will soon be required to collect detailed demographic and financial data on commercial credit applicants and report this data to regulators.
The NYDFS issued a proposed rule that will require New York banks to...more
11/11/2022
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Regulators took a first step toward modernizing CRA regulations with a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The proposed rule would add more standardized metrics for regulators’ CRA examinations and more clearly delineate...more