{"id":6538,"date":"2022-05-10T15:07:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/cfpb-fair-lending-still-applies-after-the-loan\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:07:07","slug":"cfpb-fair-lending-still-applies-after-the-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/cfpb-fair-lending-still-applies-after-the-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"CFPB: Fair Lending Still Applies After the Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An \u201cadvisory opinion\u201d says federal laws don\u2019t just protect borrowers from discrimination when applying for a loan \u2013 they protect borrowers forever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n WASHINGTON \u2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an advisory opinion that says the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) also bars lenders from discriminating against customers after they have received a loan \u2013 not just during the application process.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe CFPB is ramping up its efforts to issue guidance and advisory opinions to assist entities with understanding their obligations under the law,\u201d says CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. \u201cToday\u2019s advisory opinion and accompanying analysis makes clear that anti-discrimination protections do not vanish once a customer obtains a loan.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n CFPB advisory opinions are one of many types of guidance documents the agency issues to provide information about the application of federal consumer financial laws.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Equal Credit Opportunity Act bans credit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status and age. It also protects people receiving money from any public assistance program or exercising their rights under certain consumer protection laws.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n