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...
The latest look at top home purchase markets shows Texas leading in origination volume, but compliance professionals know those numbers tell only part of the story. A deeper dive into filtered HMDA data¹ reveals that market conditions vary widely across metros. For...
Normally, when one thinks of the term “blind spot” our mind immediately goes to driving a car and what we can’t see in either our rear-view or side-view mirrors. What we cannot see is affected by our past driving experience, our vantage point or our location in...
Regulatory compliance officers, fair banking officers, and fair lending analysts managers know the importance of complying with ever-changing rules. These include rules under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Equal Credit...
The announcement of the merger between Wings Financial Credit Union and ENT Credit Union on April 23, 2025, has prompted me to consider its impact on the industry, as well as what lenders can learn by examining the data behind the merger. The good news is that it is...
The passage of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 was a defining moment for fair lending practices in the United States. By encouraging banks to meet the credit needs of all segments of their local communities, including low- and moderate-income (LMI)...
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