A federal judge in Philadelphia has rejected a request by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring an early conclusion to a $3 million settlement made with a Pennsylvania bank that was accused of redlining. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports US District Judge Michael...
A federal judge in Chicago has rejected a request by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to vacate its $105,000 settlement of redlining charges brought against the mortgage lender Townstone Financial. The settlement followed a protracted litigation that...
A coalition of civil rights and consumer advocacy groups has filed an amicus brief in federal district court seeking to stop the motion filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to vacate its $105,000 redlining settlement with the mortgage company...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to vacate its $105,000 settlement of redlining charges against nonbank mortgage lender and broker Townstone Financial Inc. The settlement followed a protracted litigation that began in 2020 under the first...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced The Mortgage Firm Inc. agreed to a settlement that resolves allegations that it redlined predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Miam metro area. Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida, The Mortgage Firm...