CFPB warns lenders on use of AI in credit denial process
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Jeff Dale2023-09-20T18:57:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned lenders using artificial intelligence (AI) in credit denials that consumers must receive accurate and specific reasoning—and not checklists—for why a credit request was denied.
In a press release Tuesday, the agency said, “[C]reditors cannot simply use CFPB sample adverse action forms and checklists if they do not reflect the actual reason for the denial of credit or a change of credit conditions.”
In June, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its quarterly credit analysis survey. The survey found the overall rejection rate for credit applicants increased to 21.8 percent, the highest level since June 2018.
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