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Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Withdraw Joint Statement on Fair Lending and Credit Opportunities for Noncitizen Borrowers

01/12/2026 07:00 AM EST

The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (together, the "agencies") announced today that they have withdrawn a joint statement regarding the implications of a creditor's consideration of an individual's immigration status under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

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