Advocates say the new proposed regulations would increase credit discrimination, including for practices like “redlining,” ...

Housing discrimination is deeply embedded in America’s past — and mortgage lenders are partly responsible through the practice of redlining. In a nutshell, redlining is mortgage discrimination against ...

Many people feel overwhelmed when something seems unfair during a mortgage application, and that confusion can make you doubt your instincts. You are protected by **federal laws** that make ...

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage ...

Oct. 19 (UPI) --The U.S. Justice Department Thursday said it has reached a $107 million redlining settlement for communities of color nationwide. Redlining is the practice of racist lending ...

Last week, the annual Community Reinvestment Act & Fair Lending Colloquium took place in Austin, Texas. Two officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) discussed in detail the “Combatting ...

A new report asserts that lenders are discriminating against student loan borrowers based on the college they attend. The report by D.C.-based nonprofit Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), ...

The Common Council passed a resolution to finalize a report created by the Reparatory Justice Commission that outlines years ...

While the term "redlining" is now used to describe racial discrimination generally, its origins can be traced to the 1930s and the practice of lending institutions to use color-coded maps as a basis ...

A comment deadline is approaching on a proposed CFPB rule that would dismantle longstanding rules meant to protect minorities from discrimination in the market for credit, writes Alphonso David. None ...

A new study from The University of New Mexico offers a nationwide look at how Americans discuss one of the most enduring forms of housing discrimination—redlining—using more than a decade of social ...

I will miss them, but if certain members of the Harford County Board of Education want to skip today’s column — a condensed history of redlining in 20th century urban housing — I guess I’ll understand ...