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DOJ, NC Settle Lawsuit Over Housing for People With Mental Illness

August 30, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On August 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of North Carolina announced the settlement of a lawsuit concerning North Carolina’s inadequate provision of housing for people …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: ada, disability, DOJ, lawsuit, mental illness

DOJ Settles Discrimination Suit With Wells Fargo; Bank to Provide $175 Million in Relief

July 12, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On July 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a $175 million settlement — the second largest fair lending settlement in the department’s history — to resolve allegations that Wells …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: African American, DOJ, fair housing act, Latino, lawsuit, lending, mortgage, national origin, race, subprime

DOJ Announces $10 Million Settlement in Disability Discrimination Case

July 2, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On June 25, 2012, the Justice Department announced its largest-ever disability-based housing discrimination settlement fund to resolve allegations that JPI Construction L.P. and six other related entities based in Irving, Texas, discriminated …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: disability, DOJ, lawsuit

Bank of America to Pay $160,000 to Settle Maternity Discrimination Claim

June 11, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On June 7, 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that Bank of America agreed to pay up to $161,180 to settle allegations that one of the …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: HUD, lawsuit, lending, maternity, mortgage, sex/gender

Court Rules Against Westchester County, NY; HUD Withholds CDBG Funds

May 14, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On May 3, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote held that the Westchester County, New York, violated a 2010 consent decree designed to address racial and ethnic segregation in the …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: fair housing act, HUD, lawsuit, national origin, race, source of income

Justice Dept. Settles Lending Suit Involving Pregnancy Discrimination

May 1, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On April 30, 2012, the United States Department of Justice announced the settlement of a lawsuit against the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) for discriminating against women on maternity leave …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: DOJ, HUD, lawsuit, lending, mortgage

DOJ Sues NY Mortgage Company for Lending Discrimination

April 3, 2012by Jeff Dillman

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging that GFI Mortgage Bankers, Inc., violated the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by charging African-American and Latino borrowers …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African American, DOJ, Latino, lawsuit, mortgage, national origin, race

Greensboro Homeless Shelter, Residents Sue State for Disability Discrimination

February 29, 2012by Jeff Dillman

Mary’s House, the owner and operator of a shelter and transitional living facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, filed a lawsuit in federal court on February 17, 2012, alleging that the State’s decision to stop …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: disability, lawsuit

Justice Department Sues Louisiana Parish, Alleging Racial Discrimination

February 1, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On January 31, 2012, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against St. Bernard Parish, La., alleging that the parish violated the Fair Housing Act by engaging in a multi-year campaign …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: DOJ, lawsuit, race

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