Fair Lending Laws and Enforcement Trends

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is authorized to enforce fair lending practices.  As fair lending and racial equity take center stage in the Biden Administration, take steps now to review fair lending laws and compliance requirements.

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Practical Guidance Updates

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• Payday Lending State Law Survey and Interest Rates and Usury State Law Survey are just some of the valuable resources providing relevant state laws and regulations for each of the 50 U.S. states.
• Fair Lending Regulation Resource Kit provides practice notes, templates, clauses, and key checklists including Evaluating Fair Lending Compliance Programs Checklist and Fair Lending Laws Compliance Checklist for lenders to use in evaluating the sufficiency of internal fair lending law compliance policies and ensuring compliance with relevant federal and state consumer protection laws in place to level the playing field for all consumers.
• The Practical Guidance Journal Fall Edition features guidance as financial institutions gear up for climate-related risk implications under Executive Order 14030.
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