Industries & activities

Lending

Extending credit, an activity that triggers fair lending, disclosure, licensing and prudential obligations.

Overview

Extending credit, an activity that triggers fair lending, disclosure, licensing and prudential obligations.

Lenders face licensing, disclosure, fair lending, ability-to-repay and servicing obligations, with data reporting in some jurisdictions.

Check the official sources below for legal scope, applicable dates and exceptions. This entry is an explanatory reference, not legal advice.

Why it matters

Regulators increasingly look at activities and outcomes in this space, so obligations follow the business model rather than the label.

Who it affects

Organisations operating in lending, and the vendors who serve them.

Where it sits

Ten linked steps connect where you operate to the proof that you complied.

  1. 01Jurisdiction
  2. 02Industry
  3. 03Activity
  4. 04Authority
  5. 05Regulation
  6. 06Requirement
  7. 07Guidance
  8. 08Control
  9. 09Evidence
  10. 10Enforcement

Connections

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What to do about it

  1. 1List the activities you actually perform.
  2. 2Identify the authorities and licences those activities trigger.
  3. 3Scope your obligation library to the sector and its activities.
  4. 4Set up controls and evidence for the highest-risk obligations first.
In Regulation Layer

From requirement to evidence.

Tag your organisation with this activity and Regulation Layer scopes the obligation library to it.

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