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 ...

banks denied housing loans to black Americans and other minorities— an action that made homebuying more difficult and discouraged investments in infrastructure, businesses and education. "We were ...

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 made race-based redlining illegal. However, it did little to help victims of discrimination. "While then things would change over time, the Civil Rights Act ...

Redlining was officially abolished in the 1970s, yet recent analysis of Milwaukee neighborhoods shows racial percentages bear a striking resemblance to the codified 1930s map. Campaigning for change: ...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is investigating HSBC Bank USA over allegations that it engaged in discriminatory lending practices in majority Black and Hispanic ...