For the last two years, the federal regulatory agencies have been waging a war on redlining by mortgage lenders — a war that shows no signs of abating. At a fair lending conference in November, two ...

A federal judge has dismissed the claims of both the plaintiffs and defendants in an appraisal discrimination lawsuit that garnered national attention when it was filed in 2022. loanDepot settled the ...

Many people feel overwhelmed when something seems unfair during a mortgage application, and that confusion can make you doubt your instincts. You are protected by **federal laws** that make ...

FIVE AT SIX. A HOME APPRAISAL CAN MAKE OR BREAK ANY REFINANCING OR SALE, BUT FIVE INVESTIGATES IS UNCOVERING A TROUBLING TREND THAT’S COSTING SOME HOMEOWNERS BIG MONEY. AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ...

Pryor said she was motivated to author the legislation and introduce the bill after hearing the stories of Carlette Duffy, the Indianapolis woman came forward in May 2021 alleging racial ...

One of the country’s largest mortgage lenders settled a lawsuit with a college professor in Maryland, agreeing to policy changes the professor says are a fitting legacy to his late wife. Johns Hopkins ...

Colleen Wynn, an associate professor of sociology at UIndy, talks about the exhibit on Indiana housing and lending discrimination. The exhibit is open on the second floor of the Krannert Memorial ...

In a move that has drawn sharp criticism from housing experts, the Trump administration in July disbanded a key federal task force designed to address racial bias in home appraisals. The Property ...

Eliminating appraisal bias from the housing market has seemingly been all but impossible. The appraisal industry, which is overwhelmingly white, is attempting to diversify. Government officials have ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gregory Squires, George Washington University and Ira Goldstein, University of ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An interactive exhibit has shed light on the roots of housing and lending discrimination in Indianapolis. The display on the second floor of Krannert Memorial Library on the ...