Who Does Regulation B Apply

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq. , which is implemented by Regulation B (12 CFR Part 1002 ), applies to all creditors, including credit unions. When originally enacted, ECOA gave the Federal Reserve Board responsibility for prescribing the implementing regulation.

Who is subject to the ECOA and Regulation B requirements?

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq. , which is implemented by Regulation B (12 CFR Part 1002 ), applies to all creditors, including credit unions. When originally enacted, ECOA gave the Federal Reserve Board responsibility for prescribing the implementing regulation.

Does Reg B only apply to personal loans?

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B apply to all credit–commercial as well as personal-without regard to the nature or type of the credit or the creditor, except for an entity excluded from coverage of this part (but not the Act) by section 1029 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C.

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