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Study Finds More Subtle Housing Discrimination Persists in US

June 12, 2013by Jeff Dillman

A new report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on June 11, 2013, finds that while blatant acts of housing discrimination have declined in the U.S., …

Filed Under: Events, Featured, News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, HUD, national origin, race

Wells Fargo Bank Settles Fair Housing Complaint Over REO Property Maintenance

June 7, 2013by Jeff Dillman

On June 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., will invest $39 million in 45 communities across the country to settle a fair …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, HUD, lawsuit, lending, mortgage, NFHA, race

Research Links Higher Racial Segregation with Increased Cancer

January 17, 2013by Jeff Dillman

A study published in the January 2013 issue of the medical journal JAMA Surgery finds that African Americans have higher lung cancer mortality rates than whites and that African Americans who …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African American, health, race, segregation

Morgan Stanley Sued for Discriminating in Mortgage Lending

October 18, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On October 15, 2012, five Detroit residents and Michigan Legal Services sued Morgan Stanley for discriminating against African American homeowners by “providing strong incentives to a subprime lender to originate …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, lawsuit, lending, mortgage, race, subprime

Fair Housing Groups File Discrimination Complaint Against Bank of America

September 27, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On September 25, 2012, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and five of its member organizations announced that they had filed a federal housing discrimination complaint against Bank of America Corporation, …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, HUD, Latino, lending, mortgage, national origin, NFHA, race

DOJ Sues North Carolina Landlord for Race Discrimination

September 26, 2012by Jeff Dillman

On September 25, 2012, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the owners and managers of a number of rental homes in Washington, NC, alleging that apartment manager …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: African American, DOJ, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

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

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

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

Consumer Group Releases New Study on Fair Lending

March 28, 2012by Jeff Dillman

The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued a new report examining the fair housing implications of the mortgage lending crisis. The report, entitled “Why Responsible Mortgage Lending Is a Fair …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: mortgage, race, subprime

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