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Race Discrimination Settlement Consent Order

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DOJ and bank settle allegations of discrimination in student loan refinancing

On January 19, DOJ and a community bank entered into a consent order to resolve allegations of discriminatory lending practices under the ECOA. DOJ asserted the bank’s student loan refinance program engaged in practices that...more

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CFPB Fines Major Bank $26M for Allegedly Discriminating Against Armenian Americans

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On November 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that one of the nation's largest banks (the "Bank") agreed to settle charges that the Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against...more

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DOJ Settles Redlining Claims in Rhode Island

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island....more

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DOJ Announces Two More Multi-Million Dollar Redlining Settlements, States Two Dozen More Active Investigations Underway

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In the last three weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached two more settlements with lenders under its Combatting Redlining Initiative, which began in October 2021. On September 27, the DOJ announced that...more

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DOJ Reaches $1.15 Million Redlining Settlement With American Bank of Oklahoma

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On August 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its eighth redlining settlement under its Combatting Redlining Initiative. The settlement between the DOJ and the American Bank of Oklahoma, which originated from a...more

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DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Bank’s Alleged Redlining

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On May 31, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), announced that it had entered into a settlement with a Philadelphia based bank and trust company over allegations that the bank had engaged in unlawful redlining...more

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Applebee’s to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit Over Sexual Orientation and Race Discrimination, Retaliation for Complaining

Plant City Restaurant Subjected Black Employee to Racial and Homophobic Epithets, Then Forced Him to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. – Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC (NRP), which operates an...more

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