Practice Areas


administrative law / affordable housing / consumer finance / data governance / fair lending / fair housing / mortgages / privacy

Administrative Law

  • Administrative Law Judge Proceedings
  • Comment Letters
  • Rulemaking
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • No Action Letters

Affordable Housing

  • Community Reinvestment Act Investments
  • Government-Sponsored Enterprise Affordable Housing Goals
  • Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Programs
  • Federal Home Loan Bank Voluntary Programs
  • Special Purpose Credit Programs
  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
  • Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Home Investments Partnership Program (HOME)
  • HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
  • Public Housing
  • Housing Choice Vouchers

Consumer Finance

  • Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) / Regulation BB
  • Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) / Regulation B
  • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) / Regulation C
  • Section 1071 Small Business Lending Data
  • Truth in Lending Act (TILA) / Regulation Z
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) / Regulation V
  • Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
  • Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) / Regulation X
  • Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAP / UDAAP)

Data Governance

  • Underwriting, Pricing, and Valuation Models
  • AI and Machine Learnding
  • Data Collection and Use Standards
  • Data Sharing Agreements

Fair Lending

  • Adverse Action Notices
  • Comparative File Review
  • Redlining
  • Reverse Redlining
  • Predatory Lending
  • Underwriting
  • Pricing
  • Servicing
  • Marketing
  • Appraisals
  • Steering
  • Disparate Impact
  • Proxy Analysis

Fair Housing

  • Paired Testing
  • Reasonable Accomodation
  • Retaliation and Interference
  • Rental Housing
  • Appraisal and Property Valuation
  • Property Insurance
  • Accessibility Standards
  • Public Housing Authority Policies and Preferences
  • Community Development Planning and Funding Allocation
  • Tribal Housing Issues
  • Title VI claims
  • Language Access
  • Voluntary Compliance Agreements
  • Consent Orders
  • Conciliation Agreements

Mortgages

  • Underwriting
  • Pricing
  • Qualifed Mortgage Rules (QM)
  • Homeowners Protection Act (HOPA)
  • Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA)
  • Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, USDA, HFA Programs
  • Servicing
  • Automated Underwriting Systems

Privacy

  • Privacy Compliance Programs
  • Privacy by Design
  • Privacy Notices
  • Consent
  • Third-Party Agreements
  • Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)