CFPB Extends Section 1071 Compliance Dates

In Episode 98, Dean and Len discuss the CFPB’s newly announced 2025 Section 1071 Interim Final Rule, which further delays the compliance dates for small business lending data collection and reporting by roughly one year for thousands of banks, credit unions, and commercial lenders. The hosts break down the complexities created by shifting rules, changes in definitions of “small business loan,” and the overlap with Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements. They highlight how the new staggered compliance dates and partial-year reporting could create confusion, unnecessary costs, and data that’s not useful for analysis. The podcast encourages lenders to submit comments before the July 18, 2025 deadline, not just about compliance timing but also about issues like the expanded data requirements and demographic data isolation, and recommends all data collection start uniformly on January 1, 2028, to improve clarity and efficiency. Brought to you by GeoDataVision and M&M Consulting