While it will take time for banking agencies to issue guidance and create tools facilitating compliance with the newly finalized Community Reinvestment Act rule, banks should get the ball rolling at their end, attorneys said.

A petition from consumer advocates called for the CFPB to issue a rulemaking prohibiting the use of forced arbitration agreements in consumer financial services contracts. Industry trade groups said prior Congressional action bars the agency from issuing such a rule.

Attorney Chris Willis of Troutman Pepper said lenders may still be able to narrowly tailor the use of immigration status in credit decisions while staying compliant with recent guidance from the CFPB and DOJ.

Banks don’t appear to be doing enough to check the anti-consumer lobbying and litigation efforts of the trade groups that represent them, according to Rise Economy, a California-based nonprofit.

A CFPB working paper found that lender-identified race and ethnicity data on mortgage applications more closely correlates with the probability an individual is of a given race than applications with self-identified race information. The largest differences were for Hispanic and Black applicants.

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Consumer complaints filed with the CFPB increased during the third quarter, with credit cards and credit reports jumping from already high levels. Gripes about student loans also saw a big jump during the quarter. (Includes two data charts.)

In a new report, the Federal Reserve said nearly 60% of the compliance violations it observed at banks in 2022 were related to reporting under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

In an Appraisal Subcommittee hearing this month, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra focused on the impact of appraisal management companies, including their market share and fees.

Members on the Federal Reserve and FDIC boards who opposed approving the revised Community Reinvestment Act standards said the new rule could put regulatory burdens on banks.