" size=3><b><a href="/news/politics/0,1283,31533,00.html">'Want a Loan? What's Your Race?'</a></b></font><br><font color=#ff0000 face="Verdana, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" size=1>3:00 a.m.</font>&nbsp;<font face="Verdana, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" size=2>The Federal Reserve is in the middle of changing banking regulations to let banks collect data on the race, sex, religion, and national origin of their customers. By Declan McCullagh. </font><br><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1><i><