A new HUD rule prohibiting housing/mortgage lending discrimination against actual or perceived LGBTQ families will be published next week. Of critical importance, the rule will require all organizations that operate HUD-assisted or HUD-insured housing facilities to serve LGBT Americans looking for shelter and housing—including religious organizations. As a coalition of…
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Not only does Goldman Sachs need a new audit committee, but the SEC also needs to tell the public why it singled out and selectively prosecuted Fabrice Tourre, a junior level employee at Goldman Sachs, and why it didn’t prosecute the entire network of criminals at Goldman Sachs. The NYT…
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According to the NYT, two suits out of Baltimore and Memphis survived their respective motions to dismiss brought by predatory lending bank Wells Fargo: Two lawsuits accusing Wells Fargo of discriminatory lending practices have been allowed to move forward, a victory for plaintiffs that have accused the bank of steering…
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) has unveiled a series of proposed rule changes that would prohibit lenders from using sexual orientation or gender identity as a way of determining a borrower’s eligibility. The Fair Housing Act does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, like…
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