Miriam Vogel writes in The Hill: “Making Equitable Access to Credit A Reality in The Age of Algorithms”
"Last week we saw yet another reminder of the ways algorithms will perpetuate historical bias if left unchecked and unrestrained. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule released Monday announced the intent to reduce key protections afforded to consumers under the Fair Housing Act. The new rule would revise the HUD interpretation of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to eliminate the disparate impact standard, which prohibits policies or procedures that appear to be neutral [...]