Okay, this is about making certain you count: "In 2002, the Federal Reserve Board amended Regulation C's rules for collection of information about an applicant's ethnicity and race, to conform them to the revised standards of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for collection of such data." "Beginning with applications taken on or after January 1, 2004, if an applicant self-identifies as "Hispanic or Latino" under the category of "Ethnicity," the applicant should be asked to identify a race, or races, from among the five choices available. " "OMB has adopted definitions for the five races and Hispanic ethnicity The choices for ethnicity are: Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term "Spanish origin" can be used in addition to "Hispanic or Latino." Not Hispanic or Latino The choices for race are: -- American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. -- Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Phillipine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. -- Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups or Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American." -- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. -- White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa."
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