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Is the DOJ (De Facto) Enforcing the Community Reinvestment Act?

October 18, 2022 By Caroline Eisner

A&B Abstract: Furthering the Justice Department’s Combating Redlining Initiative, the Department of Justice has announced another redlining settlement.  But this settlement is different – this one involves a bank that has received top marks by its prudential regulator, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), for its compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a statute […]

Filed Under: Banking Regulatory Agencies, Community Reinvestment Act, Department of Justice, Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Housing Act, Mortgage Loans Tagged With: #redlining, DOJ, Fair Lending

Modern-Day Redlining Enforcement: A New Baseline

October 28, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold, Melissa Malpass and Anoush Garakani

On October 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an aggressive new initiative, in collaboration with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country, to combat the practice of redlining. Three days prior, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was said to be hiring up to 30 new enforcement attorneys to focus on redlining and […]

Filed Under: Banking Regulatory Agencies, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Mortgage Loans Tagged With: #CFPB, #redlining, disparate treatment, DOJ, Fair Lending

Alston & Bird Welcomes Brendan Clegg

April 21, 2021 By Consumer Finance Team

Brendan Clegg joined Alston & Bird in March 2021 as counsel in the Financial Services & Products Group in Washington, D.C. He focuses his practice on state and federal bank regulatory issues and advises bank and non-bank clients regarding Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance. He also represents bank […]

Filed Under: Banking Regulatory Agencies Tagged With: #BSA/AML, #OFAC

Avoiding Pitfalls During Post-Pandemic Government Investigations

April 15, 2021 By Consumer Finance Team

As the country begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. economy gets back on track, banks nationwide should expect their activities to come under government scrutiny. The impacts of the coronavirus have touched every corner of the banking industry as institutions have striven to meet the evolving needs of their customers, continue […]

Filed Under: Banking Regulatory Agencies, CARES Act Tagged With: #confidentialsupervisoryinformation, #SAR, #SEC

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