The Democratic senator says officials are rolling back anti-discrimination protections for people of color in the face of modern-day redlining.
Housing
Chase announces major expansion in DC
The biggest bank in America announced a major expansion into the nation’s capital, promising to open 70 new branches.
The Fair Housing Act’s unkept promises
Today, the homeownership gap between black people and white people is greater than it was when segregation and discrimination were legal.
Does the Treasury plan to modernize anti-blight laws stack up?
Here’s what the Treasury Department’s changes would do, and wouldn’t, toward solving four major problems we have outlined in our investigation.
You had questions about modern-day redlining. We have answers
We received thousands of questions about redlining’s history and legality – and what everyday citizens can do about it.
Congress grills new Federal Reserve chairman on redlining
Members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee ask Jerome H. Powell how he plans to address disparities in lending between whites and others.
My town, Chi-Town
Since 2000, a quarter-million black Chicagoans have moved out of the city. We’re taking a close look at those challenges in this week’s episode.
3 investigations opened after Reveal uncovers redlining in Philly
The treasurer and attorney general said they would probe possible discrimination in mortgage lending. The Philadelphia City Council plans hearings.
Politicians express outrage about lending disparities
At the national and state levels, they vow to ensure people of color get equal access to home loans and the public gets access to lending information.
America’s largest private landlord faces civil rights lawsuit
The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges a blanket refusal to rent to tenants with criminal records.