SiteTitle | • | Illinois Department of Human Rights Highlights HUD Action in LGBT Lending Bias Case | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Director Rocco Claps today hailed an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of enforcement action in a case in involving a lesbian couple which was denied a mortgage. HUD reached an agreement with Bank of America (BOA) in which the lender agreed to pay $7,500 and to remind its employees that they are prohibited from discriminating against FHA-loan applicants on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status. | | | | Date Created: | 01 31 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 103**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046702 Original UID: 26246 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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