The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is encouraging programmers, data scientists and others with knowledge of the algorithms and technologies used by companies to alert the agency of potential discrimination. CFPB Chief Technologist Erie Meyer noted that while algorithmic mortgage underwriting is sometimes hailed as a method to significantly reduce housing discrimination, and many of those designing the algorithms seek to create a fairer housing market, that’s not always the end result.
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