News & Analysis as of August 15, 2025

Banks

+ Follow

Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Federal Court Rejects DOJ’s Request to End Oversight of Pennsylvania Bank’s Redlining Settlement

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/31/2025

On July 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Department of Justice’s motion to terminate a consent order requiring a Pennsylvania bank to implement a five-year fair lending...more

The Regulators Evolving Approach to Redlining Enforcement

GeoDataVision on 11/25/2024

During the last 15 years there have been notable changes in regulatory enforcement of potential redlining situations. This article addresses those changes....more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/19/2017

On the heels of Deutsche Bank’s $7.2 billion deal, Credit Suisse has finalized the terms of its own MBS-related settlement. The Swiss bank will pay $5.3 billion to resolve claims that it misled investors about the standards...more

CFPB and DOJ announce redlining settlement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/28/2015

Consistent with recent indications from CFPB and Department of Justice officials that more redlining cases would soon be coming, the CFPB and DOJ have announced a proposed consent order with Hudson City Savings Bank to settle...more

NY Attorney General Files Redlining Lawsuit Alleging Mortgage Discrimination

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/5/2014

The New York Attorney General filed a complaint this week in a New York federal court against a national bank headquartered in the state and its holding company alleging that the defendants violated the federal Fair Housing...more

CFPB to issue whitepaper on methodology for identifying auto finance discrimination and consider use of advisory opinions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/20/2014

While Director Cordray’s appearance at the House Financial Services Committee’s hearing on the CFPB’s fifth Semi-Annual Report yesterday was accompanied by the usual dose of political theater, his testimony did yield the...more

“Predatory Lending” Claims by Cities and Counties Against Financial Institutions Escalate in 2014

King & Spalding on 6/18/2014

Cities and counties that have experienced increased foreclosure and vacancy rates in the aftermath of the housing market crash of 2007-2008, perhaps emboldened by recent court decisions, have recently filed several new...more

L.A. Sues JPMorgan Over Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices

Bilzin Sumberg on 6/4/2014

On Friday, May 30, 2014, asserting that “[i]t is axiomatic that banks should not make discriminatory loans”, the City of Los Angeles filed a two-count complaint against JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Federal Court for the Central...more

8 Results

View per page

Page: of 1

Discrimination › Mortgages › Banks

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"