Tag Archives: Fair Housing Act

The Justice Department has announced the launch of a new initiative to combat redlining. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing services to individuals living in communities of color because of the race or national origin of the people who live in those communities. The new Initiative represents …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The move follows an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office …