Fair Lending Laws Compliance Checklist

Summary

This checklist is a resource for creditors, and their counsel, to assist in evaluating ongoing compliance with fair lending laws. Fair lending law refers generally to a group of federal and state consumer protection laws that seek to outlaw various forms of discrimination and level the playing field for consumers trying to access credit, regardless of whether the lending comes from banks, thrifts, credit unions, mortgage brokers or credit card issuers.