There Is No Shortcut to Effective Fair Lending Policy
In previous posts (see The Fair Lending Risk of Good Intentions) we have discussed fair lending...
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Important CRA & Redlining Update: It’s Time to Think About 2020
2020? Yes, 2020. With the bizarre nature of last year, it is easy to overlook some of the year’s...
Making Sense of the Current Economy – What to Expect
Between Covid-19, multiple hurricanes, social unrest, and Murder Hornets, the year 2020 has been...
Cutting Through the Murkiness: Fundamentals of the Comparative Review for Fair Lending
Fair lending concerns are one of the dominant risks lenders face in regard to their business...
Technological Innovation in the Community Bank Space
The banking industry is entering a new chapter as the use of technology shifts from optional to...
Public HMDA 2019 Overview and What Lenders Should Know
Below, we provide a summary of the recently released 2019 HMDA data, and keys for understanding the...
The Final CRA Rule: Differences in the Proposed and the Final Rule
As of May 20th, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized a new rule to...
Making Sense of COVID-19 Numbers: 5 Keys to Data Interpretation
We have discussed in previous posts reliance on data and how technology and the instant access to...
FFIEC Announces Release of 2019 Public HMDA Data & OCC Finalizes Community Reinvestment Act Rule
2019 Public HMDA Data
On Wednesday, the FFIEC announced availability of the 2019 public HMDA data:
Challenges in Fair Lending Analysis, or Why You Don’t Have to Avoid Swimming Pools When Nicolas Cage is Working
The term “Information Age” probably pre-dates many who are reading this post, possibly originating...