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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits lenders from discriminating based on:

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B) Race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age

ECOA prohibits credit discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of public assistance, or exercise of Consumer Credit Protection Act rights. Financial qualifications like credit score are not protected classes.

Answer Options
A
Credit score
B
Race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age
C
Employment history length
D
Loan-to-value ratio

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Key Terms:

ECOAlending discriminationmarital statuspublic assistancelegitimate criteriaLTVcredit scoreFHA comparison

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