The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit transaction. It applies to any extension of credit, including extensions of credit to small businesses, corporations, partnerships, and trusts.
To comply with the ECOA Valuations Rule: You must notify the applicant in writing within three business days of application of the right to receive a copy of any appraisal developed in connection with the application.
Specifically, ECOA protects consumers from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, eligibility for public assistance, or the exercise of any rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
A common rule of thumb is assigning a business value based on a multiple of its annual EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). The specific multiple used often ranges from 2 to 6 times EBITDA depending on the size, industry, profit margins, and growth prospects.
The ECOA Valuations Rule states that a lender must provide applicants for first-lien loans on a dwelling with copies of appraisals, as well as other written valuations, developed in connection with the application, whether or not the applicants request copies within a reasonable time or three days prior to the ...
Under the general valuation rule, calculate the value of PUCC using the fair market value (FMV). The PUCC's fair market value is the price the employee would pay a third party to buy or lease the benefit in the same geographic area and under the same or comparable terms.
prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, because an applicant receives income from a public assistance program, or because an applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection ...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, gender identity, and sexual ...
Imposing unfair terms or conditions on a loan (such as lower loan amount or higher interest rates) based on personal characteristics protected under the ECOA. Asking detailed personal information regarding marital status, such as whether you are widowed or divorced.
Under the ECOA Valuations Rule, an applicant can waive the right to receive copies of the appraisal three business days before closing. Under the HPML Appraisal Rule, however, an applicant cannot waive the right to receive a copy of the appraisals three business days before closing.
Notification of Applicants
Notifications of adverse action are required to be in writing and must include the following contents: Statement of action taken. Name and address of the creditor. Statement of the provisions of section 701(a) of ECOA.
Timing. Section 1002.14(a)(1) requires that the creditor “provide” copies of appraisals and other written valuations to the applicant “promptly upon completion,” or no later than three business days before consummation (for closed-end credit) or account opening (for open-end credit), whichever is earlier.
The purpose of ECOA is to promote the availability of credit to all creditworthy applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age (provided the applicant has the capacity to contract); because all or part of the applicant's income derives from any public assistance ...
This Act (Title VII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of public assistance, or good faith exercise of any rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
A creditor's consideration of state property laws that affect creditworthiness (directly or indirectly) does not constitute unlawful discrimination under ECOA.
The U.S. National Science Foundation Equal Employment Opportunity Program helps to create an environment where agency employees can work free of harassment and discrimination regardless of race, sex, age disability, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, national origin or reprisal.
The legislation protects people from discrimination on the basis of their individual attributes in certain areas of public life, and provides redress for people who have been discriminated against. It also aims to eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation.
Explanation: The main effect of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (EEOA) was to extend the coverage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to previously exempt employers. Before the EEOA, Title VII applied only to employers with 25 or more employees, leaving smaller employers unaffected.
ECOA applies to transactions for the extension of credit by any person who regularly extends, renews or continues credit. The law also applies to a person who "... regularly refers applicants to creditors, or selects or offers to select creditors to whom requests for credit can be made."
'' Moreover, the statute makes it unlawful for ''any creditor to discriminate against any applicant with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction (1) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, or age (provided the applicant has the capacity to con tract); (2) because all or part ...
ECOA violations. 1. The lender changes its story after meeting a client face-to-face after telephone conversation approval. 2. There is any indication that the loan is denied based on personal status.
Valuation Rule has been framed to arrive at the taxable value of transac- tions between distinct or related persons. In such cases following values. have to be taken sequentially to determine the taxable value: i.
(2) If neither the imported goods nor identical nor similar imported goods are sold at or about the same time of importation of the goods being valued, the value of imported goods shall, subject otherwise to the provisions of sub-rule (1), be based on the unit price at which the imported goods or identical or similar ...
Periodic reporting - Rule 2a-5 requires the valuation provider to give the board key information, including a summary of material fair value matters arising over the previous quarter, such as valuation risks, conflicts, or methodology changes.