The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it’s going to take a closer look at lending to women- and minority-owned small businesses in 2017. “Congress expressed concern that women-owned and minority-owned businesses may experience discrimination when they apply for credit, and has required the CFPB to take steps to ensure their fair access to credit,” wrote Patrice Ficklin, associate director of the CFPB’s Office of Fair Lending. For starters, the CFPB…