HUD Finalizes Rule to Align ‘Disparate Impact’ Rule with Court Ruling
The Department of Housing and Urban Development today finalized its revised standard for bringing “disparate impact” claims under the Fair Housing Act.
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CFPB Seeks Input on Preventing Credit Discrimination
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued a request for information seeking on ways to create a regulatory environment that expands access to credit and ensures consumers and communities are protected from discrimination in all aspects of credit transactions.
ABA, Trade Groups Welcome HUD Proposal on ‘Disparate Impact’ Claims
ABA, the Consumer Bankers Association and the Housing Policy Council today welcomed the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed standard for bringing “disparate impact” claims under the Fair Housing Act.
HUD Proposal Would Align ‘Disparate Impact’ Rule with Court Ruling
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will propose a new standard for bringing “disparate impact” claims under the Fair Housing Act.
10 Real Estate Finance Policy Issues to Watch in 2019
The rapid pace of change will continue in 2019, ABA policy staff project.
ABA, State Associations: HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule Ignores Supreme Court Precedent
In promulgating its rule implementing the Fair Housing Act’s discriminatory effects standard, the Department of Housing and Urban Development erred in ignoring Supreme Court precedent on determining disparate impact, ABA and 52 state bankers associations wrote in a comment letter to HUD today.
HUD Issues Request for Public Comment on Disparate Impact Regulation
In a move long sought by ABA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is formally seeking public comment on whether its rule implementing the Fair Housing Act’s discriminatory effects standard is consistent with the Supreme Court decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project.
HUD to Seek Public Comment on Disparate Impact Regulation
In a move long sought by ABA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development signaled today that it will seek public comment on whether its rule implementing the Fair Housing Act discriminatory effects standard is consistent with the Supreme Court decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project.
GOP Lawmakers: HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule Inconsistent with Supreme Court Precedent
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s rule implementing the Fair Housing Act discriminatory effects standard is inconsistent with current Supreme Court precedents on disparate impact theory and could be negatively affecting HUD’s housing goals, a group of House Republicans said in a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson today.
ABA, State Associations Call on HUD to Clarify Disparate Impact
Responding to a request by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for suggestions of outdated or ineffective regulations, ABA and state bankers associations in all 50 states today called for changes to HUD’s rule implementing the Fair Housing Act discriminatory effects standard, calling the rule “outdated and legally wrong.”