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Justice Department Secures $9 Million from Park National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations

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$84 Million Secured Through Department’s Combating Redlining Initiative

The Justice Department announced a $9 million agreement to resolve allegations that Park National Bank (Park National), headquartered in Newark, Ohio, engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining” in the Columbus metropolitan area. The agreement is part of the Justice Department’s nationwide Combating Redlining Initiative that Attorney General Merrick B. Garland launched in October 2021.

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Justice Department Secures $9 Million from Park National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations

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Updated February 28, 2023
Topic
Fair Housing
Components
Civil Division
USAO - Ohio, Southern

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