SocialShield™: Equal Housing
Logo Detection

Equal Housing Logos & Language Requirements

According to the FFIEC Social Media Guidance, social media sites are considered an advertising medium and, as such, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibitions related to discrimination apply. Signal to regulators that you are aware of, and compliant with, these prohibitions is by clearly and prominently displaying the Equal Housing logo. The official logo can be found at the following link:

Download the Equal Housing Opportunity Logos from HUD.

The Truth About Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Many companies tout the use of Machine Learning and AI simply for the marketing buzz it provides but fail to describe how you will actually benefit from those technologies. At ActiveComply, our technology helps you meet FHA requirements by ensuring your profiles are up to snuff. 

How ActiveComply Uses Machine Learning for Social Media Monitoring

Our Machine Learning algorithm has been trained to find logos by running thousands of cover photos through the algorithm and teaching it how to detect the it. Think of the small Equal Housing logo in the lower right corner of the cover photo. We have nearly 100% accuracy for finding it using Machine Learning. This accuracy paired with the efficiency of AI is superior to conducting this task manually.

Biography and About Sections

We also review your “About” and “Bio” sections of social media profiles to be sure Equal Housing Lender or Equal Housing Opportunity language is included, especially when the logo isn't found in the cover photo. This means you are getting accurate and full coverage, an approach that ensures your loan officers are meeting the requirements of this regulation.

Equal Housing Opportunity vs Equal Opportunity Lender vs Equal Housing Lender

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlines that all advertising must be nondiscriminatory in nature, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. To ensure this is portrayed properly to consumers, HUD outlines that this requirement may be satisfied by using the verbiage Equal Housing Opportunity or the respective logo. It is important to note that there are similar terms used by different financial institutions and that these terms are not necessarily interchangeable: institutions primarily governed by HUD may use EHO, while institutions primarily governed by the FDIC may use EHO, EHL, or EOL depending on the medium of the advertisement. Ensure the proper logos or verbiage are displayed on all social media profiles or included in a profile's cover photo through ActiveComply.