In a decision that expands the legal weapons used to combat housing discrimination, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits “redlining” in insurance just as it does in mortgage lending. The three-judge panel in Chicago on Tuesday unanimously reversed a lower c...
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Sexual orientation is not covered under the Fair Housing Act, though many states and localities have laws addressing such housing discrimination. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is charged with enforcing the Fair Housing Act, and the Office of Fair Housing and Equal ...
Scholars who study housing discrimination point to redlining as one factor behind the gulf in wealth between blacks and whites in the U.S. today. Black families have lost out on at least $212,000 in personal wealth over the last 40 years because their home was redlined, said real estate...
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10 Simply put, the act of homeownership—just owning a home and building wealth—could put the lives of Black homeowners at risk. Note The Fair Housing Act (FHAct), which is title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, was enacted to prevent housing discrimination like redlining. However...
The historical discriminatory housing policies known as "redlining" are associated with heart disease and related risk factors today in impacted neighborhoods, more than 60 years after they were banned, according to a study published today in the Journal
“Aggressive enforcement of anti-discrimination laws in housing and support for and pathways to homeownership for Black families are needed in order to begin to achieve equity in health.” Reference: “Historical Redlining, Socioeconomic Distress, and Risk of Heart Failure Among Medicare ...
Insurance brokers who help affordable housing providers have been redoubling their efforts to overcome stereotypes, if not outright redlining discrimination, that historically tended to elevate rates in low-income neighborhoods. FromNew York Times
The lending institution’s portfolio: Lending institutions may take into account their requirements to have a portfolio that is diversified by region, structure type, and loan amount.7 Housing discrimination is illegal. If you thinkyou've been discriminated againstbased on race, religion, sex, marit...