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Consumer Leasing Act (Regulation M).
Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V).
Homeowners Protection Act (PMI Cancellation Act).
Military Lending Act (MLA).
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X).
Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (SAFE Act) (Regulation G).
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
Small Dollar Lending and Payday Alternative Loans.
Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z).
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B).
Fair Housing Act (FHA).
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C).
Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E).
Expedited Funds Availability Act (Regulation CC).
Truth in Savings Act (NCUA Rules & Regulations Part 707).
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information (Regulation P).
Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP).
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act).
Fair Housing Act (FHAct, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), which is carried out by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) policies (24 CFR Part 100), was enacted as Sections 800 to 820 of Title VIII of the Civil Liberty Act of 1968, as changed. FHAct makes it illegal for lending institutions to discriminate versus any individual in offering a domestic genuine estate-related deal or to discourage an applicant from sending a loan application based on race, color, nationwide origin, religious beliefs, sex, familial status, or handicap.
In specific, FHAct uses to funding or acquiring a mortgage loan secured by residential realty. Specifically, a lender might not deny a loan or other monetary assistance for the purpose of buying, building, enhancing, fixing, or keeping a residence on any of the restricted bases kept in mind above. FHAct also makes it unlawful for a loan provider to utilize a forbidden basis to discriminate in setting the terms or conditions of credit, such as the loan quantity, rates of interest, or period of the loan on a prohibited basis.
Furthermore, a lender may not express, orally or in composing, a preference based on any restricted aspects or show that it will deal with candidates in a different way on a prohibited basis, even if the lending institution did not act on that declaration. An infraction may still exist even if a loan provider treated applicants equally.
In addition, due to the fact that property genuine estate-related transactions include any transactions secured by property property, FHAct's restrictions (and regulative requirements in particular locations, such as marketing) use to home equity credit lines along with to home purchase and refinancing loans. These prohibitions likewise use to the selling, brokering, or appraising of domestic genuine residential or commercial property and to secondary mortgage market activities. Consequently, a credit union's policies, treatments and practices involving housing financing ought to be broadly analyzed to make sure that the cooperative credit union does not otherwise make unavailable or reject housing.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Although FHAct does not expressly restrict discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity, HUD resolved gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) housing discrimination by providing the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs No Matter Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Rule (Equal Access Rule, 77 Fed. Reg. 5662, Feb. 3, 2012). The Equal Access Rule applies to housing assisted or insured by HUD, consequently affecting Federal Housing Administration-approved loan providers and others taking part in HUD programs. Specifically, a decision of eligibility for housing that is helped by HUD or subject to a mortgage guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration shall be made in accordance with the eligibility requirements provided for such program by HUD, and such housing will be provided without regard to actual or perceived sexual preference, gender identity, or marital status. (24 CFR § § 5.100 and 5.105( a)( 2 )). The Equal Access Rule became effective on March 5, 2012.
Fair Housing Act (FHAct, 42 U.S.C. § 3601) can be discovered here
HUD's Regulations (24 CFR Part 100) can be found here
For Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs No Matter Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Equal Access Rule) can be found here
NCUA Rules and Regulations 12 CFR § 701.31 can be found here
Definitions used in:
- FHAct (42 U.S.C. § 3602) can be discovered here.
- HUD Regulations (24 CFR § 100.20) can be discovered here.
- Subpart A - Generally Applicable Definitions and Requirements