Not long ago, women could be denied a line of credit if there was no male cosigner. It was perfectly legal. Also: ...

The 1974 ECOA made it illegal to discriminate against applicants based on sex or marital status. But other biases in lending ...

On October 15, the CFPB and the DOJ announced a settlement against a large mortgage lender for its alleged discriminatory redlining practices ...

In May of 2020, a top-producing loan officer for Fairway Independent Mortgage Company sent an email to a loan processor about ...

On October 15, 2024, the CFPB and DOJ filed a complaint and proposed consent order against the Company, alleging violations ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’s proposal to provide forgivable loans to black entrepreneurs could face legal challenges, ...

The study found that while, as expected, local mortgage applications fell as interest rates rose, denial rates for all ...

Redlining is an illegal practice by which lenders avoid providing credit services to individuals living in communities of ...

Tennis superstar and author Venus Williams shares financial advice for women and people of color, and wants to reframe debt as a tool, not a burden.

Wisconsin-based Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation will pay $9.9 million to settle a federal complaint about its ...

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