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#2270671 - 05/19/22 08:01 PM Large loan concentration in Consumer RE
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I know that banks are in the business of lending, but can a bank that does not sell loans on the secondary market and keeps them all in house, make the decision that it will only do real estate loans for its current customers without receiving scrutiny from Regulators.? We have a growing portfolio in this area, which IMO is extremely larger than any other concentration of loans we have. A large portion of our current applications for home purchase and refi are coming to us outside of our assessment area and they have no current banking relationship with us. I do not want to suggest this idea without thinking about redlining, underserved, UDAP, reputation risk etc. but I am uncertain as to where to begin my research. Any suggestions or advice is appreciated.

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#2270678 - 05/19/22 08:59 PM Re: Large loan concentration in Consumer RE Anonymous
Rocky P Online
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I have a serious issue with lending exclusively to existing customers! Fair lending implications because you are not serving your community. Additionally, if your client base is homogeneous and not overly reflective of the community, there would be another issue. Minorities are generally considered as the unbanked, and the bank would have a policy with disparate impact!

The restrictions could better be with property outside the AA.
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#2270712 - 05/20/22 03:39 PM Re: Large loan concentration in Consumer RE Anonymous
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The restrictions could better be with property outside the AA.

I agree with this except I would base it on your designated lending area which can be different from your AA and with the caveat that any exception to lend outside the lending area be few and far between and well documented with the mitigating factors warranting the exception.
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#2270733 - 05/20/22 06:49 PM Re: Large loan concentration in Consumer RE Anonymous
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I agree with Rocky & Dan, but suggest you consider expanding eligibility slightly. In addition to residence within your designated lending area, it's reasonable to include those who reside elsewhere but have an existing economic interest within that same area.
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