But Nessa Feddis, vice president of the American Bankers Association, says it's not at all clear that lenders are targeting specific groups of customers.

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Nessa Feddis, senior counsel with the American Bankers Association, said that banks tend to be sticklers about tax rules, because they operate in such a regulated industry.

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Nessa Feddis, vice president and senior counsel at the American Bankers Association, said stay-at-home spouses and those working part time "lost ground in their effort to gain financial independence" when the Fed wrote the requirement.

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