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S8115 • 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
James Sanders Jr.
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
In Senate Committee
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. 2026-05-12 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  2. 2026-04-30 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO BANKS

  3. 2026-04-30 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 8115C

  4. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO BANKS

  5. 2025-06-05 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  6. 2025-06-05 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 8115B

  7. 2025-06-02 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  8. 2025-06-02 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 8115A

  9. 2025-05-27 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  10. 2025-05-15 Senate

    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
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                                          8115

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 15, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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.
    25    (C) "LENDING DECISION" MEANS TO SCREEN APPLICANTS FOR A LOAN.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02503-01-5
        S. 8115                             2

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