Answer by: Richard Insley If you're regulated by FDIC, the rule for the Equal Housing Poster is here: http://www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf15/hudgraphics/fheologo.cfm.
Answer by: Mary Beth Guard In terms of displaying the logo in advertising, Section 338.3 of the FDIC rules says:
(a) Any bank which directly or through third parties engages in any form of advertising of any loan for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling or any loan secured by a dwelling shall prominently indicate in such advertisement, in a manner appropriate to the advertising medium and format utilized, that the bank makes such loans without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.
(1) With respect to written and visual advertisements, this requirement may be satisfied by including in the advertisement a copy of the logotype with the Equal Housing Lender legend contained in the Equal Housing Lender poster prescribed in Section 338.4(b) of the FDIC's regulations or a copy of the logotype with the Equal Housing Opportunity legend contained in the Equal Housing Opportunity poster prescribed in Section 110.25(a) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations (24 CFR 110.25(a)).
First published on BankersOnline.com 1/7/02