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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

October 12, 2023 - Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issue Joint Statement Cautioning that Financial Institutions May Not Use Immigration Status to Illegally Discriminate Against Credit Applicants

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

July 27, 2022 - Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Secure Agreement with Trident Mortgage Company to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims

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

February 5, 2024 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing $13.5 Million Agreement with First National Bank of Pennsylvania to Resolve Redlining Claims in North Carolina

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

October 19, 2023 - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on Significant Milestone in Combating Redlining Initiative After Securing Over $107 Million in Relief for Communities of Color Nationwide

October 19, 2023 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks on Significant Milestone in Combating Redlining Initiative After Securing Over $107 Million in Relief for Communities of Color Nationwide

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

July 27, 2022 - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing the Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Agreement with Trident Mortgage Company to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims

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

Updated January 15, 2025