What We Know about Mortgage Lending Discrimination in America

This report adds to the growing body of evidence that discrimination remains a significant problem, & a sizable barrier to opportunity, in America. It outlines how discrimination can affect minorities' access to mortgage capital -- the key to becoming a homeowner -- at multiple stages of the lending process, & it suggests directions for further research oversight on these important. The Dept. of Housing & Urban Develop. (HUD) commissioned this independent study to review & extend what we know about the complexities of mortgage markets nationwide. HUD will use this information to further develop its policies & programs aimed at ensuring equal opportunity for all.Turner, Margery Austin is the author of 'What We Know about Mortgage Lending Discrimination in America', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788187940 and ISBN 0788187945.