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Addressing Appraisal Disparities: Leveraging HMDA Data for Fair Lending Practices
Since the release of a Freddie Mac study in September 2021, numerous articles and studies have further explored the issue of appraisal disparities. These reports and articles highlighted significant gaps in property valuations by tract majority race and applicant...
Mortgage Lending to Black Americans
ComplianceTech will attend ABA RCC Conference
ComplianceTech is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming American Bankers Association (ABA) Regulatory Compliance Conference from June 13-16, 2023. This conference is a premier event for regulatory compliance professionals in the banking industry, and...
Avoid Costly HMDA Data Submission Issues
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the 2022 Modified LAR on March 20, 2023. We are already finding data integrity issues in publicly released HMDA data. Now is a great time to be sure your HMDA preparation and submission tool can help...
Understanding the New Small Business Lending Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently introduced a new rule regulating small business lending practices. The rule addresses concerns over predatory lending and ensures that small businesses have access to fair and transparent financing options. This...
2022 NCUA Annual Report: A Guide for Credit Unions on Fair Lending Compliance
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) recently released its 2022 Annual Report, which highlights its ongoing commitment to fair lending practices. The report discusses the agency's efforts to strengthen consumer financial protection and fair lending...
Key Questions to Ask about CRA Submission Software
Compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is essential for financial institutions that want to remain in good standing with regulators and the communities they serve. The CRA requires banks and other lenders to meet the credit needs of the communities in...
Section 1071: Small Business Data Collection & Reporting Webinar
ComplianceTech will host a free webinar on February 9, 2023, at 3:30 PM Eastern. Join us for a conversation about Section 1071 including expert guidance related to small business data collection and reporting. Topics will include: A. Understanding the 1071 proposed...
8 Key HMDA, Fair Lending, & CRA Developments in 2022
Let’s recap what has happened in 2022 on three different fronts: HMDA, fair lending, and CRA (the Community Reinvestment Act). I count eight important developments. These are listed in no particular order below: 1. In 2022, the FFIEC released new census tract...
CRA (Community Reinvestment Act) State Laws
We all know the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was enacted in 1977. It requires banks to meet the needs of communities in which they do business with a specific emphasis on lending to low- and moderate-income borrowers and/or in low- and moderate-income census...
Section 1071 Small Business Lending Fair Lending Analysis
Recently, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the implementation of Section 1071 for Small Business Lending and its impact on the financial services industry. What we do know is that the CFPB is in the process of writing regulations to implement Section 1071 of...
Practical Guidance on How to Monitor and Assess Redlining Risk
This article will highlight a few recent high profile redlining cases and their settlements. Then, we will explain how fair lending software and consulting can help mortgage lenders evaluate their redlining risk. Our tools are guided by the following settlements...
2021 HMDA Data Now in LendingPatterns™
ComplianceTech Announces the Refresh of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data in LendingPatterns to Include 2021 Data ComplianceTech today announces the refresh of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data in LendingPatterns™ to include the 2021 data as published...
Brief Summary of 2021 Modified HMDA LARs
HMDA Data Summary The total number of rows in the 2021 Modified LARs (25.96 million) and the number of originated transactions (14.89 million), while very high by historical standards, are both around two percentage points higher than the 2020 Snapshot data. What is a...
HMDA 2021: Loan Purpose Trend by Race and Ethnicity
LendingPatterns™ is a premier web-based, HMDA data-mining tool for the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. It’s an easy-to-use solution with the power and flexibility to generate custom reports and identify fair lending risks related to...