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Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining

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The Justice Department announced the launch of the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative today. 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 department’s most aggressive and coordinated enforcement effort to address redlining, which is prohibited by the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Announcing a New Initiative to Combat Redlining

Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining

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Updated February 5, 2025
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