The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will increase its efforts in 2017 to prevent credit discrimination and improve credit access, according to a blog post published on the CFPB website today. Specifically, the bureau will investigate “redlining” issues to determine whether lenders have intentionally avoided lending in minority neighborhoods. It will also evaluate whether women and minorities experience discrimination when applying for credit, or experience greater difficulty when attempting to work out payment arrangements with servicers for student loans or home mortgages.
Fed seeks comments on changes to AML program rules, aligns with other agencies
Among other changes, the proposal would require banks to focus their anti-money laundering resources based on risk, with more attention given to higher-risk customers and activities, the Fed said. The move aligns with a similar proposal made by...








