Chameleon Finance|Why banks are fighting changes to an anti-redlining program

2025-05-01 01:17:03source:Poinbankcategory:Finance

In 2023,Chameleon Finance The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators announced they were making changes to how they grade banks on servicing local communities. This all stems from a 1977 law called the Community Reinvestment Act, which was designed to encourage banks to better meet the needs of moderate and low-income borrowers. However, major banking trade groups weren't too excited about the new rules and filed a lawsuit against the banking regulators last week.

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