Tag Archives: Fair Housing Act

In the coming week, the Urban Institute will present the latest in its conversation series, taking aim at the measures the Biden Administration will take to create housing equality for all.

The National Fair Housing Alliance estimates that 4 million acts of housing discrimination occur each year. How would propose changes impact borrowers?

The Department of Housing and Urban Development aims to align the current Disparate Impact Rule with a Supreme Court ruling and also address the role of technology through the amendment.

A proposal from HUD on the Fair Housing Act would target “disparate impact,” or unintentional discrimination. Find out what critics and proponents have to say.

Maine Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined with Virginia Senator Tim Kaine in promoting the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019, seeking to add the LGBTQ community to the list of protected classes.

“HUD will always be a force for fairness,” said Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Benjamin Carson in an opinion piece. Here's what the Secretary said regarding recent actions taken against Facebook.

With Facebook’s advertising policies having been under the microscope for a while now, what does HUD’s move against the social media giant mean?

On Thursday, HUD Secretary Ben Carson fired back against accusations that proposed changes to the HUD mission statement represented a rolling back of the agency's commitment to fair housing practices. Carson ...

The Fair Housing act was supposed to level the playing field for American minority groups nearly 50 years ago. While segregation and homeownership among blacks and Latinos has improved in some areas, age-old issues still linger. And it’s been especially rough since the recession.

The presidential election was not the only major government activity happening in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.