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...
The Fair Housing Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, disability, family status, and national origin. The Fair Housing Act was first put before Congress in 1966, primarily to address issues of racial discrimination in the rental and ...
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...
Though redlining is now illegal, its legacy persists, with ongoing impact on home values, homeownership and wealth. The days of legally sanctioned race-based housing discrimination are thankfully behind us. But that hasn’t stopped it from continuing to happen: The legacy of attitudes and practic...
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
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...
21-471 Digital redlining: the relevance of 20th century housing policy to 21st century broadband access and education Benjamin Skinner University of Florida Hazel Levy University of Florida Taylor Burtch University of Florida Broadband is not equally accessible among students despite its increasing ...
4,16-21 Neighborhoods with a history of housing discrimination may be vulnerable to gentrification.22-24 Through the lens of racial capitalism, neighborhood gentrification is a racialized and profit-driven process in which an influx of public and private investment targets disinvested neig...
HUD will stay in your face on redlining. (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, homeowner insurance discrimination)(Column)Friedman, Sam
Housing discrimination is illegal. If you thinkyou've been discriminated againstbased on race, religion, sex, marital status, use of public assistance, national origin, disability, or age, there are steps you can take.8One such step is to file a report to theConsumer Financial Protection Burea...