Questions: True or False
Your financial institution may have different mortgage qualification standards based on marital status
O True
O False
Submit
Fair Lending Overview: For Lenders - E3
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Transcript text: True or False
Your financial institution may have different mortgage qualification standards based on marital status
O True
O False
Submit
Fair Lending Overview: For Lenders - E3
Progress 76 %
Solution
Answer
The answer is False
Explanation
Option 1: True
This option would imply that financial institutions can have different mortgage qualification standards based on marital status. However, this is not accurate as it would violate fair lending laws.
Option 2: False
This option is correct because financial institutions are required to adhere to fair lending laws, such as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) in the United States, which prohibits discrimination based on marital status. Therefore, mortgage qualification standards should be consistent regardless of whether an applicant is single, married, divorced, or widowed.