A pair of banks based in Ohio must begin increasing #mortgage lending in minority neighborhoods in certain areas of Ohio and Indiana as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice, which accused the banks of “redlining.” The DOJ defines redlining as a “discriminatory practice by banks or other financial institutions of denying or avoiding providing credit services to consumers because of the racial demographics of the neighborhood in which the consumer lives.” http://www.housingwire.com/articles/38845-two-ohio-based-banks-settle-redlining-allegations ❤️ #share #mortgage
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