LAS VEGAS – The National Automobile Dealer Association said the CFPB is inaccurately identifying discriminatory lending practices at auto dealerships. The group offered its own solution for lenders and dealers looking to defend their lending decisions during a breakout panel session at the Drive '15: CU Direct Lending & Marketing Conference Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Andy Koblenz, vice president and general counsel for NADA, and Paul Metrey, chief regulatory counsel for NADA, explained that since it's illegal to collect race-related information on borrowers in the auto lending space, the CFPB gathers that information using a flawed, proxy analysis technique that involves comparing the races associated with borrowers' last names and places of residence against information provided on mortgage loan applications.
"The CFPB's own white paper on its proxy method contains information that demonstrates it is highly problematic," Metrey said. "They run their best guess, based on last name and residence, against a group of mortgage applicants who self-identified their race."
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