A coalition of 79 nonprofits representing fair housing, real estate, consumer, civil rights and domestic violence organizations have called on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reject the redesigned housing discrimination complaint form issued by the...
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from changing a federal grant program designed to fund housing discrimination investigations conducted by more than 100 nonprofit organizations. Reuters reports US District Judge Myong...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is conducting a “Fair Housing Week of Action” to mobilize the public into lobbying Congress to acknowledge and act on fair housing issues. In a press statement, the NFHA said its goal for this week’s initiative is twofold:...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to block a new rule that changed the agency’s enforcement policies relating to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) of 1974. The ECOA was designed to prohibit...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has replaced its rule requiring lenders to adhere to the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The ECOA was designed to prohibit disparate impact discrimination by lenders who create policies that inadvertently...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
