# 12 CFR § 338.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 12 CFR § 338.1
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 12—Banks and Banking > CHAPTER III—FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION > SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY > PART 338—FAIR HOUSING > Subpart A—Advertising

## Text

The purpose of this subpart is to prohibit FDIC-supervised institutions from engaging in discriminatory advertising with regard to residential real estate-related transactions. This subpart also requires FDIC-supervised institutions to publicly display either the Equal Housing Lender poster set forth in § 338.4(b) or the Equal Housing Opportunity poster prescribed by 24 CFR part 110 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations. This subpart enforces section 805 of title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619 (Fair Housing Act), as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.

## Nearby sections

- [12 CFR § 338.1 § 338.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.1.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.2 § 338.2 Definitions applicable to this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.2.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.3 § 338.3 Nondiscriminatory advertising.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.3.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.4 § 338.4 Fair housing poster.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.4.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.5 § 338.5 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.5.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.6 § 338.6 Definitions applicable to this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.6.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.7 § 338.7 Recordkeeping requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.7.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.8 § 338.8 Compilation of loan data in register format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.8.md)
- [12 CFR § 338.9 § 338.9 Mortgage lending of a controlled entity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-338.9.md)

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