Since the financial crisis of the last decade and what has become known as the “Great Recession”, there has been much debate and finger pointing in terms of the underlying cause and what could have been done differently. Some of it is myth, mystery, and urban legend as speculation continues to attempt to pinpoint the […]
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Today, August 1, 2017, marks the beginning of the 23rd year of Premier Insights. As I look back over the last two decades I am very grateful – thankful for our success and for the many clients and other tremendous individuals and firms we have had the opportunity to work and partner with over the […]
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We have discussed previously some of the limitations of regression analysis and the importance of an appropriate sample. In today’s post we delve a little deeper into these issues and provide a broader perspective to amplify these points.
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Historically, business lending has not been the focus of fair lending reviews during bank examinations. The focus is usually on HMDA reportable applications since government monitoring information (GMI) is available and, therefore, protected and non-protected classes status is readily identifiable. How is that changing today?
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Evaluating redlining risk can take a number of forms and methods. In a recent webinar by the FDIC, the agency reaffirmed and provided more detail about a bank’s “REMA”, or Reasonably Expected Market Area.
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Commercial banks are required under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to serve all segments of the communities in which they operate. This includes making loans to areas and individuals of all income levels, and particularly low and moderate income communities and persons.
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The FDIC held a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking on Wednesday, July 12.
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A question that often arises in fair lending regression analysis of lender loan decisioning practices is how special case loans are handled.
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A fundamental assumption in fair lending regression analysis is that the model is correctly specified and contains all the relevant variables.
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Regression analysis is a powerful tool for assessing fair lending risk and performance. As is the case with any tool, however, it must be understood and used correctly. This includes understanding the limitations which in turn defines what conclusions can be drawn from an analysis.
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