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Judge Denies Joint Motion to Vacate CFPB Settlement with a Chicago-Based Non-Bank Lender

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An Illinois federal district court judge presiding over a revived redlining case denied a joint motion to vacate a 2024 voluntary settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and a Chicago-based non-bank...more

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CFPB Reaches Settlement with Townstone Financial, Inc.

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In a significant development, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has finally reached a settlement with Townstone Financial, Inc. (Townstone) in the first redlining case brought against a nonbank...more

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DOJ and CFPB Announce Landmark Redlining Settlement With Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

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On October 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they reached a settlement with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation (Fairway). This settlement...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 Settles Redlining Claim Against ESSA Bank

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The Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with ESSA Bank & Trust (ESSA), which has agreed to pay over $3 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of redlining in violation of...more

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