U.S. Department
of Justice
Fair Lending News and Speeches
News
January 7, 2025 – Justice Department Secures Third Settlement with a Non-Depository Mortgage Company to Resolve Redlining Claims in Miami
December 2, 2024 - Fifty Years of Access to Lending Opportunity: Where Are We Now?
October 15, 2024 - Justice Department Secures $8M from Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation to Address Redlining in Black Communities in Birmingham, Alabama
October 10, 2024 - Justice Department Secures Over $6.5M from Citadel Federal Credit Union to Address Redlining of Black and Hispanic Communities
October 1, 2024 - Readout of Justice Department’s “Walk the Redline” Event to Commemorate the Third Anniversary of the Combating Redlining Initiative
September 18, 2024 - Justice Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secure Over $15M from OceanFirst Bank to Resolve Redlining Claims in New Jersey
February 5, 2024 - Justice Department and State of North Carolina Secure $13.5 Million Agreement with First National Bank of Pennsylvania to Resolve Redlining Claims in North Carolina
January 17, 2024 - Justice Department Secures Agreement with Patriot Bank to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims
December 20, 2023 - Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sue Texas-Based Developer and Lender Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
October 19, 2023 - Justice Department Reaches Significant Milestone in Combating Redlining Initiative After Securing Over $107 Million in Relief for Communities of Color Nationwide
September 27, 2023 - Justice Department Secures $9 Million Agreement with Washington Trust Company to Resolve Redlining Claims in Rhode Island
August 28, 2023 - Justice Department Secures Agreement with American Bank of Oklahoma to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims
May 31, 2023 - Justice Department Secures Over $3 Million Redlining Settlement Involving ESSA Bank & Trust in Philadelphia
April 19, 2023 - Justice Department Hosts Forum in Newark, New Jersey to Highlight Nationwide Effort to Combat Modern-Day Redlining
March 13, 2023 - Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau File Statement of Interest in Appraisal Discrimination Case
February 28, 2023 - Justice Department Secures $9 Million from Park National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations
January 12, 2023 - Justice Department Secures Over $31 Million from City National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations
September 29, 2022 - Justice Department Announces Actions to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims Against Evolve Bank and Trust
September 28, 2022 - Justice Department Secures Agreement with Lakeland Bank to Address Discriminatory Redlining
October 22, 2021 - Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining
August 30, 2021 - Justice Department and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Announce Actions to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims Against Cadence Bank
July 23, 2020 - Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Bank of America to Resolve Claims of Disability Discrimination and Compensate Victims
July 2, 2020 - Justice Department Settles Lending Discrimination Lawsuit with Maryland Used Car Dealership
September 30, 2019 - Justice Department Alleges Maryland Used Car Dealership Engaged in Illegal Lending Discrimination Against African Americans
June 13, 2019 - Justice Department Settles Suit Against Indiana Bank to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims
April 25, 2019 - Justice Department Obtains $600,000 Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against North Carolina Property Owner
May 8, 2018 - Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Minnesota Bank to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination
January 13, 2017 - Justice Department Sues KleinBank for Redlining Minority Neighborhoods in Minnesota
Speeches
March 5, 2024 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at America’s Credit Union’s Governmental Affairs Conference
December 20, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing Lawsuit Against Texas-Based Developer and Lender Colony Ridge
November 13, 2023 - Remarks by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the Annual Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Colloquium
September 27, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Remarks Announcing $9 Million Agreement with Washington Trust Company to Resolve Redlining Claims in Rhode Island
July 17, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at the National Fair Housing Alliance Annual Conference
April 19, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks on Combating Modern-Day Redlining at Seton Hall Law School
February 28, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing Actions Regarding Lending Discrimination in Columbus Area
January 12, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for Civil Rights on the City National Bank Redlining Announcement
September 28, 2022 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing Actions Regarding Lending Discrimination in Newark Metro Area
October 22, 2021 - Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining (Video)
October 22, 2021 - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Announcing a New Initiative to Combat Redlining
October 22, 2021 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing a New Initiative to Combat Redlining
October 7, 2019 - Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband Delivers Remarks at the Epstein Becker and Green 38th Annual Workforce Management Briefing