In two separate cases, HUD has reached agreements in Massachusetts and California with several parties in settling housing discrimination claims.
Read More »Rep. Waters Pushes Further Prevention of Appraisal Discrimination
Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee reaches out to PAVE Co-Chairs seeking action plan and timeline implementation of each action.
Read More »Attention to Detail
As the CFPB swings into full enforcement mode with loss mitigation underway, Meghan Jones-Rolla of Mortgage Connect discusses how the industry is handling the Bureau’s mandate of “unprepared is unacceptable.”
Read More »HUD Tackles the Role of Algorithms in Fair Housing
Here’s what HUD has to say about housing discrimination by companies using algorithms in a proposed amendment to address the definition and rules of disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act.
Read More »HUD Addresses Discrimination in Housing
Here's what critics and proponents of a proposed rule from the Department f Housing and Urban Development have to say about about how HUD is handling discrimination in housing.
Read More »House of Representatives Passes Equality Act—Potential Industry Impact
The Equality Act includes protections for homeowners on the basis of sex, gender, and orientation.
Read More »Extending the Fair Housing Act to the LGBTQ Community
Here's how lawmakers are attempting to update the Fair Housing Act through protections aimed at the LGBTQ community.
Read More »Benjamin Carson on HUD: “A Force for Fairness”
In response to a recent op-ed, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Benjamin Carson defended HUD’s claim against Facebook. Here's what he said.
Read More »HUD Calls for Public Comment on ‘Disparate Impact’
HUD has announced it will be seeking public comment on whether its 2013 Disparate Impact Regulation is consistent with a more recent 2015 Supreme Court ruling that clarifies liability as it pertains to disparate impact claims. "HUD remains committed to ...
Read More »Mortgage & LGBT Leaders Work Toward Diversity and Inclusion
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC), in partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Chicago, hosted a town hall discussion with leaders from the Chicago LGBT community. The meeting was the second in a series of ...
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