12 C.F.R. Subpart B—Recordkeeping
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
The purpose of this subpart B is two-fold. First, this subpart B notifies all insured state nonmember banks of their duty to collect and retain certain information about a home loan applicant's personal characteristics in accordance with Regulation B of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 202) in order to monitor an institution's compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.). Second, this subpart B notifies certain insured state nonmember banks of their duty to maintain, update and report a register of home loan applications in accordance with Regulation C of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 203), which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). [62 FR 36204, July 7, 1997] For purposes of this subpart B— (a) Bank means an insured state nonmember bank as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (b) Controlled entity means a corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity with respect to which a bank possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. [62 FR 36204, July 7, 1997] All banks that receive an application for credit primarily for the purchase or refinancing of a dwelling occupied or to be occupied by the applicant as a principal residence where the extension of credit will be secured by the dwelling shall request and retain the monitoring information required by Regulation B of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 202). [62 FR 36204, July 7, 1997] Banks and other lenders required to file a Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan application register (LAR) with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall maintain, update and report such LAR in accordance with Regulation C of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 203). [62 FR 36204, July 7, 1997] Any bank which refers any applicants to a controlled entity and which purchases any home purchase loans or home improvement loans as defined in Regulation C of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (12 CFR part 203) originated by the controlled entity, as a condition to transacting any business with the controlled entity, shall require the controlled entity to enter into a written agreement with the bank. The written agreement shall provide that the entity shall: (a) Comply with the requirements of §§338.3, 338.4 and 338.7, and, if otherwise subject to Regulation C of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 203), §338.8; (b) Open its books and records to examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and (c) Comply with all instructions and orders issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with respect to its home loan practices. [49 FR 35764, Sept. 12, 1984. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 50039, Oct. 3, 1991; 62 FR 36204, July 7, 1997]
Title 12: Banks and Banking
PART 338—FAIR HOUSING
Subpart B—Recordkeeping
§ 338.5 Purpose.
§ 338.6 Definitions applicable to this subpart B.
§ 338.7 Recordkeeping requirements.
§ 338.8 Compilation of loan data in register format.
§ 338.9 Mortgage lending of a controlled entity.
