Oscar Wong / Getty Images The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a federal civil rights law designed to ensure fair lending practices. Passed in 1974, it prohibits lenders from discriminating ...

Rossein said some people might have confused Johnson’s 1965 order with the 1964 Civil Rights Act he signed into law that went into effect July 5, 1965. That law created the Equal Employment ...

Trump revoked a decades-old executive order saying federal contractors must take affirmative action to avoid discrimination ...

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - It’s been 50 years since women have been able to get loans and credit cards without a man’s signature thanks to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Shirley McMillan applied ...

As a result of her efforts, Congress passed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) on October 28,1974, making it illegal for banks to discriminate in lending based on sex or marital status.

President Trump's major workplace changes may discourage companies from going above and beyond to support diversity and inclusion.

For decades, presidents have issued executive orders expanding and strengthening diversity programs within the federal ...

President Trump revoked a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule for federal contractors, but the action doesn’t repeal ...

Among the first executive actions signed by President Donald Trump during his first day in office was ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies. In ...

On January 17, 2025, the CFPB filed a complaint against an Illinois-based non-depository mortgage lender for allegedly engaging in ...