EthicsQuestion 334 of 400
A lender refuses to count a borrower's part-time income solely because the borrower is a woman on maternity leave, assuming she 'won't return to work.' This assumption most likely violates ECOA on the basis of:
a.Sex (including pregnancy/maternity)
b.Age
c.National origin
d.Receipt of public assistance
Explanation
Assuming a woman on maternity leave will not return to work, and discounting her income, is sex discrimination (including pregnancy) prohibited by ECOA. Age, national origin, and public-assistance status are protected but are not the basis implicated by a maternity-leave assumption.
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