Here’s what the Treasury Department’s changes would do, and wouldn’t, toward solving four major problems we have outlined in our investigation.
Housing
Posted inHousing, Inequality, Kept Out
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.
Posted inHousing, Inequality, Kept Out
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.
Posted inHousing, Inequality, Kept Out
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.
Posted inHousing, Inequality, Kept Out
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.
Posted inAccountability, Housing
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.
Posted inAccountability, Housing
Class-action suit against landlord giant gets go-ahead
A federal district court judge has given the go-ahead for tenants of one of the largest landlords in America to pursue a class-action lawsuit.
Posted inAccountability, Housing, The Trump Era
Foreclosures on seniors increased before Mnuchin joined administration
Government auditors also report the insurance fund for taxpayer-backed mortgages lost $14.2 billion.
Posted inHousing
ABC News investigates giant corporate landlord, citing Reveal’s exposé
Housing company representative defends its “professionalism, dedicated resources, and a lot of energy and desire to service our residents.”
Posted inAccountability, Housing, The Trump Era
The homewreckers: How Trump cronies are sabotaging the American dream
The story of one L.A. house illustrates the tens of thousands now off the market for working-class and first-time homebuyers.