[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR107.30]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 107_NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING UNDER 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11063--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 107.30  Recordkeeping requirements.

    (a) All persons receiving assistance through any program or activity 
of the Department involving the provision of housing and related 
activities subject to Executive Order 11063 shall maintain racial, 
religious, national origin and sex data required by the Department in 
connection with its programs and activities.
    (b) All lenders participating in Departmental mortgage insurance 
programs, home improvement loan programs, GNMA mortgage purchase 
programs, or special mortgage assistance programs, shall maintain data 
regarding the race, religion, national origin and sex of each applicant 
and joint applicant for assistance with regard to residential property 
and related facilities. Racial data shall be noted in the following 
categories: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, 
Black, White, Hispanic. If an applicant or joint applicant refuses to 
voluntarily provide the information or any part of it, that fact shall 
be noted and

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the information shall be obtained, to the extent possible, through 
observation. Applications shall be retained for a period of at least 
twenty-five (25) months following the date the record was made.
    (c) If an investigation or compliance review under this part reveals 
a failure to comply with any of the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) 
of this section, the respondent shall have the burden of establishing 
its compliance with this part and with the equal housing opportunity 
requirements of the Executive order.

[45 FR 59514, Sept. 9, 1980, as amended at 50 FR 52442, Dec. 24, 1985]