Regulation B

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Regulation B is a U.S. federal regulation issued by the Federal Reserve and CFPB that prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit transaction and sets rules for how creditors must handle credit applications and adverse action notices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal regulation
anti-discrimination regulation
consumer protection regulation
allows special purpose credit programs under specified conditions
appliesTo auto lenders
banks
both consumer and commercial credit applicants
credit card issuers
credit unions
creditors
finance companies
mortgage lenders
retailers that extend credit
small business lenders
codifiedIn 12 CFR Part 1002
covers any aspect of a credit transaction
credit advertising
credit scoring systems
credit terms and conditions
enforcedBy Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
federal prudential banking regulators
fullName Regulation B – Equal Credit Opportunity
linked to: Regulation B
goal to ensure equal access to credit
to prevent discriminatory lending practices
implements Equal Credit Opportunity Act
jurisdiction United States
legalBasis Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
previousCitation 12 CFR Part 202
prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit transaction
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf age
color
good faith exercise of rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act
marital status
national origin
race
receipt of income from a public assistance program
religion
sex
regulator Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
requires creditors to notify applicants of action taken on a credit application
creditors to provide adverse action notices
creditors to provide reasons for adverse action
evaluation of credit applications without discrimination
notice of incomplete applications in certain circumstances
retention of credit application records
special purpose credit program documentation
subjectMatter adverse action notices
business credit
consumer credit
credit applications
credit discrimination

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ECOA implementedByRegulation Regulation B
Regulation B fullName Regulation B – Equal Credit Opportunity
linked to: Regulation B