The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requires certain financial institutions to do what?

• A. Provide mortgage data to the public.
• B. Disclose customer social security numbers to government agencies.
• C. Limit mortgage disclosures to internal review only.
• D. Ban disclosure of loan amounts.

Answer: (A)

The essential idea here is that HMDA is about making mortgage lending information available to the public to promote transparency and monitor lending practices. Financial institutions that meet the criteria must collect and publicly disclose data on mortgage loan applications, originations, and purchases. This public data helps regulators and researchers see patterns in lending, check for fair lending compliance, and understand who is being served in different communities. It does not require sharing customers’ social security numbers, and the data is not restricted to internal review. Loan amounts and other loan details are part of what is disclosed, not banned from disclosure.