(a) Authority and scope. This subpart to Regulation B is issued
by the Bureau pursuant to section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act (15 U.S.C. 1691c–2). Except as otherwise provided herein,
this subpart applies to covered financial institutions, as defined
in section 1002.105(b), other than a person excluded from coverage
of this part by section 1029 of the Consumer Financial Protection
Act of 2010, title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376, 2004 (2010).
(b) Purpose. This subpart implements section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act, which Congress intended:
(1) To facilitate enforcement of fair lending
laws; and
(2) To enable
communities, governmental entities, and creditors to identify business
and community development needs and opportunities of women-owned,
minority-owned, and small businesses.