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CFPB in Settlement with Townstone Financial Over Alleged Chicago Redlining

CFPB in Settlement with Townstone Financial Over Alleged Chicago Redlining

by Phil Hall | Nov 4, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a proposed order to resolve charges that Townstone Financial, a nonbank mortgage broker and lender, intentionally discriminated against predominantly Black neighborhoods in Chicago in violation of the Equal...
Fairway Mortgage Corp. Settles Redlining Charges, Accusing Feds of Politically Motivated Probe

Fairway Mortgage Corp. Settles Redlining Charges, Accusing Feds of Politically Motivated Probe

by Phil Hall | Oct 17, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Madison, Wisconsin-based Fairway Mortgage Corporation has agreed to a nearly $10 million settlement of redlining charges brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with the company claiming the probe into its...
Justice Dept. in $6.5 Million Redlining Settlement with Credit Union

Justice Dept. in $6.5 Million Redlining Settlement with Credit Union

by Phil Hall | Oct 11, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first redlining settlement with a credit union in its $6.5 million agreement with the $6 billion-assets Citadel Federal Credit Union. The DOJ alleged that Citadel failed to provide mortgage lending services to...
OceanFirst Bank in Redlining Settlement with HUD

OceanFirst Bank in Redlining Settlement with HUD

by Phil Hall | Sep 19, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a settlement with Toms River, New Jersey-based OceanFirst Bank that resolves charges of redlining in the New Brunswick, New Jersey area. HUD investigated the charges in a probe conducted alongside...
Ameris Bank in $9 Million Settlement Over Redlining Charges

Ameris Bank in $9 Million Settlement Over Redlining Charges

by Phil Hall | Oct 19, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ: ABCB) to resolve allegations that the lender engaged in redlining against predominantly Black and Hispanic communities in...
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