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A773 • 2025

Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions

Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions

Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions; allows loan applicants to consent to or opt out of such use.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions; allows loan applicants to consent to or opt out of such use.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Assembly

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.393

  2. 2026-04-28 Assembly

    REPORTED

  3. 2026-01-15 Assembly

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

  4. 2026-01-15 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 773C

  5. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CODES

  6. 2025-06-05 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  7. 2025-06-02 Assembly

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

  8. 2025-06-02 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 773B

  9. 2025-05-28 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

  10. 2025-05-22 Assembly

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO BANKS

  11. 2025-05-22 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 773A

  12. 2025-01-08 Assembly

    REFERRED TO BANKS

Official Summary Text

Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions
Relates to the use of automated lending decision-making tools by banks for the purposes of making lending decisions; allows loan applicants to consent to or opt out of such use.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                           773

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Banks

        AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to  the  use  of  automated
          decision tools to make lending decisions

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 103-a to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 103-A. USE OF AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS TO MAKE LENDING DECISIONS. 1.
     4  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
     5  FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
     6    (A) "AUTOMATED DECISION TOOL" MEANS ANY COMPUTATIONAL PROCESS, DERIVED
     7  FROM  MACHINE LEARNING, STATISTICAL MODELING, DATA ANALYTICS, OR ARTIFI-
     8  CIAL INTELLIGENCE, THAT ISSUES SIMPLIFIED  OUTPUT,  INCLUDING  A  SCORE,
     9  CLASSIFICATION,  OR RECOMMENDATION, THAT IS USED TO SUBSTANTIALLY ASSIST
    10  OR REPLACE DISCRETIONARY DECISION MAKING FOR  MAKING  LENDING  DECISIONS
    11  THAT  IMPACT NATURAL PERSONS. "AUTOMATED DECISION TOOL" DOES NOT INCLUDE
    12  A TOOL THAT DOES NOT AUTOMATE, SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIALLY ASSIST, OR REPLACE
    13  DISCRETIONARY DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND  THAT  DOES  NOT  MATERIALLY
    14  IMPACT  NATURAL  PERSONS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, A JUNK EMAIL
    15  FILTER, FIREWALL, ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE, CALCULATOR, SPREADSHEET, DATABASE,
    16  DATA SET, OR OTHER COMPILATION OF DATA.
    17    (B)  "DISPARATE  IMPACT  ANALYSIS"  MEANS  AN   IMPARTIAL   EVALUATION
    18  CONDUCTED  BY  AN  INDEPENDENT  AUDITOR.  SUCH DISPARATE IMPACT ANALYSIS
    19  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, TESTING OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH USE
    20  OF AN AUTOMATED DECISION TOOL IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN AN  ADVERSE  IMPACT
    21  TO  THE  DETRIMENT OF ANY GROUP ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, ETHNICITY, OR
    22  OTHER PROTECTED CLASS UNDER THIS ARTICLE. A  DISPARATE  IMPACT  ANALYSIS
    23  SHALL  DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN APPLICANTS WHO WERE APPROVED AND APPLICANTS
    24  WHO WERE NOT APPROVED BY THE TOOL.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02503-01-5
        A. 773                              2

     1    (C) "LENDING DECISION" MEANS TO SCREEN APPLICANTS FOR A LOAN.
     2    2. NO LESS THAN ANNUALLY, EACH BANK THAT USES AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS
     3  TO MAKE LENDING DECISIONS SHALL:
     4    (A) CONDUCT A DISPARATE IMPACT ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE ACTUAL IMPACT OF
     5  ANY  AUTOMATED  DECISION TOOL USED BY ANY BANK TO MAKE LENDING DECISIONS
     6  WITHIN THE STATE; AND
     7    (B) SUBMIT A SUMMARY OF THE MOST RECENT DISPARATE IMPACT  ANALYSIS  OF
     8  SUCH  TOOL  AS  WELL  AS  THE DISTRIBUTION DATE OF THE TOOL TO WHICH THE
     9  ANALYSIS APPLIES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
    10    3. (A) ANY BANK THAT USES AN AUTOMATED DECISION TOOL TO SCREEN  APPLI-
    11  CANTS FOR A LOAN SHALL NOTIFY EACH SUCH APPLICANT OF THE FOLLOWING:
    12    (I)  THAT  AN  AUTOMATED DECISION TOOL WILL BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH
    13  THE ASSESSMENT OR EVALUATION OF SUCH APPLICANT;
    14    (II) THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT SUCH AUTOMATED DECISION TOOL WILL USE IN
    15  THE ASSESSMENT OF SUCH APPLICANT;
    16    (III) INFORMATION ABOUT THE TYPE OF DATA COLLECTED FOR SUCH  AUTOMATED
    17  DECISION  TOOL,  THE  SOURCE OF SUCH DATA, AND THE BANK'S DATA RETENTION
    18  POLICY; AND
    19    (IV) IF AN APPLICATION FOR A LOAN IS DENIED THROUGH USE OF  THE  AUTO-
    20  MATED DECISION TOOL, THE REASON FOR SUCH DENIAL.
    21    (B)  THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
    22  MADE NO LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE  USE  OF  SUCH  AUTOMATED
    23  DECISION TOOL AND SHALL ALLOW SUCH APPLICANT TO OPT OUT OF OR CONSENT TO
    24  SUCH  USE  AND/OR  RETENTION OF SUCH APPLICANT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION BY
    25  THE BANK.
    26    (C) IF AN APPLICATION FOR A LOAN IS DENIED BASED ON PERSONAL  INFORMA-
    27  TION  THAT  IS  INCORRECT,  THE  APPLICANT,  UPON  RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE
    28  REQUIRED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
    29  SHALL  HAVE  THIRTY  DAYS  TO  CORRECT  SUCH INFORMATION AND APPEAL SUCH
    30  DENIAL.
    31    4. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION IF A  PREPONDER-
    32  ANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE SUMMARY OF THE MOST RECENT DISPARATE
    33  IMPACT ANALYSIS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
    34  THIS  SECTION,  ESTABLISHES  A  SUSPICION  OF  A VIOLATION. THE ATTORNEY
    35  GENERAL MAY ALSO INITIATE IN ANY COURT  OF  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION  ANY
    36  ACTION OR PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE OR NECESSARY FOR CORRECTION
    37  OF  ANY  VIOLATION  ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, INCLUDING MANDATING
    38  COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR SUCH OTHER  RELIEF  AS
    39  MAY BE APPROPRIATE.
    40    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.