Finance

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requires lenders to collect and report data on mortgage applications, including the race, ethnicity, and gender of applicants. The primary purpose of HMDA is to:

ASet minimum lending standards for all mortgages
BDetect and deter discriminatory lending patterns (redlining)✓ Correct
CEstablish maximum loan limits
DRequire lenders to approve all qualified applicants

Explanation

HMDA was enacted to provide information to detect discriminatory lending practices, particularly redlining, where lenders refuse to serve entire communities based on racial or ethnic composition. The data allows regulators and the public to identify patterns of lending discrimination.

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