Recap of 2025 Developments in HMDA, Fair Lending, and CRA

Let’s recap what has happened in 2025 on three different fronts: HMDA, fair lending, and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). I count seven important developments, listed in no particular order. 1. The 2024 HMDA Snapshot data were released in July 2025. A...

Navigating Regulatory Shifts: CRA and Section 1071 in 2025

As we move through 2025, two major regulatory developments continue to evolve, namely the federal banking agencies’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule and the CFPB’s Section 1071 small business lending data collection rule, both finalized in 2023. Both...