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Notice2026-17307

Interagency Rescission of the Interagency Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B

Primary source

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Published
August 25, 2026
Effective
August 25, 2026

Issuing agencies

Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationNational Credit Union AdministrationTreasury DepartmentComptroller of the CurrencyConsumer Financial Protection BureauHousing and Urban Development DepartmentJustice DepartmentFederal Housing Finance Agency

Abstract

FDIC, NCUA, OCC, CFPB, HUD, DOJ, and FHFA (collectively, the agencies) are issuing this notice to inform the public of the rescission of the "Interagency Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B" (Interagency Statement), dated February 22, 2022. The agencies are rescinding the Interagency Statement to make clear that (1) creditors may not discriminate against borrowers based on prohibited characteristics and (2) creditors should not rely upon the Interagency Statement or other related issuances going forward.

Indexed from Federal Register on August 25, 2026.

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