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Equal Housing Lender for Multi-Family Lending

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Our bank offers commercial mortgages as well as mixed use and multi-family lending. Do we need to include Equal Housing Lender and dog house on our advertising and marketing materials for any of these products?
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338.2 Definitions applicable to subpart A of this part.

For purposes of subpart A of this part:

(b) Dwelling means any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure, or portion thereof.

338.3 Nondiscriminatory advertising.

(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.

First published on 07/26/2015

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