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Re:Credit Card Ads Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Ant... by tareqak on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:33AM (#26990414)
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted 28 October 1974,[1] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age (provided the applicant has the capacity to contract);[2] to the fact that all or part of the applicant's income derives from a public assistance program; or to the fact that the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. [a]

The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a piece of California legislation that specifically outlaws discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status. [b]

[a] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Credit_Opportunity_Act

[b] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unruh_Civil_Rights_Act

Re:Credit Card Ads Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Ant... by cheph on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:38AM (#26990443)
> discriminate against any applicant

Does someone who has not applied but that you are just advertising to count as an applicant?

Re:Credit Card Ads Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Ant... by nulbyte on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:07AM (#26991950)
Not a lawyer, but a bank employee. Steering a potential customer toward or away from a product or products on a protected basis, including in marketing materials, is a huge no-no.
Re:Credit Card Ads Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Ant... by geoduck14 on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:14AM (#26992414)
This right here should be the top comment.

There is nothing else worth reading in this thread.

Good job.