Key insight: A group of 16 state attorneys general, all Democrats, have filed suit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development over a recent guidance limiting enforcement of equal housing laws. Supporting data: The attorneys general say the guidance, which affects how HUD funds state investigations of discrimination complaints, threatens $10.7M in Fair Housing […]
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Key insight: Eight civil rights nonprofits have urged a federal court to reject a proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and developer Colony Ridge, arguing an immigration enforcement clause in the settlement is “unlawful.” What’s at stake: The underlying lawsuit targeted a “foreclosure mill” that sold undeveloped, flood-prone land to Hispanic buyers at 10%
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is not making changes to its proposed repeal of the Biden Administration’s Fair Lending, Fair Housing and Equitable Housing Finance Plans regulation it first published for comment in July. Processing Content The rule is also identified as part 1293 and the current version was put into place in April 2024.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, stating it is looking to comply with Pres. Trump’s executive orders. Furthermore, the rule is duplicative, with the laws behind each portion administered by other agencies. But Jannell Byrd-Chichester, general counsel for the National Fair Housing
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