On August 19, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule for the purpose of aligning HUD’s 2013 Disparate Impact Rule with the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities. HUD sought comments from relevant stakeholders and the public on the proposed rule.
Mayer Brown partners Tori Shinohara and Melanie Brody helped prepare a comment letter on behalf of the American Financial Services Association (AFSA). AFSA’s comment letter, which was submitted on October 18, can be found here.