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Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Special Purpose Credit Programs; Rescission

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 17, 2026. Document 2026-12149. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is rescinding an advisory opinion issued in December 2020 regarding Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), as it applies to certain aspects of special purpose credit programs designed and implemented by for-profit organizations to meet special social needs.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

12 CFR 1002

Compared with

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published 5 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 16 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The advisory opinion is rescinded on June 17, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12149
ActionAdvisory opinion; rescission.
AgenciesConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
PublishedJune 17, 2026
DocketCFPB-2026-0001

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register