"This issue has had a lot of strong support from civil rights and small-business advocates and there's been a fair amount of advocacy around this," said David Ferreira, senior government relations manager at the Center for Responsible Lending. He cited widespread support for the rule among nearly 100 civil rights and consumer groups, including the Consumer Federation of America, Center for Responsible Lending, Farm Aid, National Urban League, NAACP, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
