Competition for the Affluent Banking Market and Disparate Impact
Commercial banks are required under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to serve all segments of...
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FDIC Meeting of Advisory Committee on Community Banking
The FDIC held a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking on Wednesday, July 12.
White Paper Addressing Special Case Loans in Fair Lending Regression Analysis Now Available
A question that often arises in fair lending regression analysis of lender loan decisioning...
How Will Rising Interest Rates Affect Bank Profits?
The Fed has increased interest rates 3 times now since December of 2015 resulting in an increase...
Recent Fed Economic Report Indicates Increases in Consumer Delinquencies U.S Bank Stocks Continue to Underperform
A recent economic report from the New York Federal Reserve indicates that loan payment...
Understanding the Limitations of Fair Lending Regression Analysis
As we have discussed in previous posts, fair lending regression analysis has become widely used...
Balancing the Community Reinvestment Act and Other Fair Lending Regulations
A tension exists between a bank meeting its CRA obligations and compliance with other fair lending...
Managing Data for Fair Lending Underwriting Analysis for Community Banks (Part 2 of 2)
In the second installment of this two-part post, we provide some guidance concerning data for...
Managing Data for Fair Lending Underwriting Analysis for Community Banks (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this two-part post, we discuss some issues with conducting fair lending underwriting...
A Look at the Future of the U.S. Labor Force to 2060
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published an interesting study forecasting the future of the...