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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.