Capital One Financial Corporation

Director, Assistant General Counsel- Fair Lending

Capital One Financial Corporation$230K — $263K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
  • Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in law, preferably in-house or with regulatory matters
  • Preferred: 10+ years in commercial or consumer regulatory law
  • Extensive knowledge of ECOA, Fair Housing Act, CRA, HMDA
  • Experience in financial services and regulatory compliance
  • Strong legal writing and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the legal expert on business credit antidiscrimination and compliance laws
  • Advise business units on initiatives related to fair lending
  • Support the implementation of compliance management programs
  • Lead legal advocacy on CRA, HMDA, and related regulations
  • Provide consumer fair lending counseling as needed

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Performance-based incentive compensation, including bonuses
  • Long-term incentive opportunities
  • Inclusive workplace culture
  • Support for total well-being
  • Eligibility for benefits varies based on employment status
Full Job Description
Director, Assistant General Counsel- Fair Lending

Overview:

Capital One’s Consumer & Small Business Legal Team is seeking an experienced and strategic attorney to help facilitate access to business credit in a Director - Fair Lending, Assistant General Counsel role. The attorney in this position will work closely with a number of Capital One’s business credit and operations teams, Compliance, and across the Legal department to manage compliance, litigation, and brand risk. The attorney will provide legal guidance on fair lending laws and regulations including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The attorney will also serve as a business counsel to the Community Impact & Investment Team, which will include leading legal support for the advancement of Capital One’s $265 billion Community Benefits Plan.

The successful candidate must have strong legal and analytical skills, an ability to navigate novel legal and business situations, and the flexibility to simultaneously manage a wide range of projects while working seamlessly with our business and legal partners.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Serve as the enterprise-wide legal subject matter expert on laws, regulations, and guidance related to: business credit antidiscrimination, the CRA, HMDA, and Small Business Data Collection (Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act)

  • Advise Capital One’s Small Business and Commercial Banks, Card, and Community Finance businesses and related support departments on business initiatives related to fair lending

  • Support Fair and Responsible Banking Compliance and Global External Affairs in the strategic implementation of Capital One’s fair lending, CRA, and HMDA compliance management programs

  • Lead internal and external legal advocacy efforts related to CRA, HMDA, and Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act rulemakings

  • Provide supporting consumer fair lending legal counseling, as needed

Basic Qualifications:

  • Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school

  • Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

  • At least 8 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience as an attorney working on commercial or consumer regulatory matters

  • A thorough knowledge of ECOA, the Fair Housing Act, CRA, HMDA and other accompanying regulatory lending laws and regulations

  • Financial services industry knowledge and expertise, including experience with regulatory requirements relating to business credit products and services

  • Ability to build collegial and effective relationships with business clients, attorneys, project managers, and corporate compliance professionals

  • Ability to prioritize and manage a significant volume of legal questions on a broad array of topics with multiple and simultaneous deadlines

  • Ability to rapidly synthesize new information and make quick, well-grounded decisions

  • Strong oral communication skills with the ability to influence others

  • Strong legal writing skills, including experience drafting comment letters or other regulatory advocacy documents

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 for Director, Asst General Counsel


Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Asst General Counsel










Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidates offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

About Capital One Financial Corporation

Chevy Chase Bank is the greater Washington region's largest locally-owned banking institution providing a complete array of financial products and services to consumers and businesses in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Bank, which is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, has approximately 250 branches and over 1,000 ATMs, more than anyone else in the greater Washington market. Chevy Chase Bank currently has over $16 billion in assets and services over 1 million customers. For more information about Chevy Chase Bank, please visit chevychasebank.com.

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Learn more about Capital One Financial Corporation
Size
51,500 employees
Market Cap
$34.1 billion
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Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1994
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