The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has modified Equal Credit Opportunity Act regulations to provide additional flexibility for mortgage lenders in the collection of consumer ethnicity and race information. The amendments aim to clarify for mortgage lenders their obligations under the law.
The bureau also is seeking comments on a proposed policy guidance describing the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data it proposes to make available to the public beginning in 2019, including modifications to protect consumers’ privacy.
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