
Potentially Problematic Ambiguities in HUD’s Disparate Impact Proposal
There are some aspects in HUD's proposed disparate impact rule that leave room for questions (and subsequent squabbles over interpretation) regarding what constitutes a "close proxy" of a protected characteristic and what constitutes "industry standards." Further evidence that this topic is heating up: this article from the New York Times: Who's to Blame When Algorithms Discriminate? [8/21/19]