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Residential Mortgage Lending: Charting A Course Through The Regulatory Maze, William F. Earthman
Residential Mortgage Lending: Charting A Course Through The Regulatory Maze, William F. Earthman
Vanderbilt Law Review
One specific issue addressed by this symposium is the practice of "redlining." If what is meant by "redlining" is discrimination in residential mortgage lending, I am certainly opposed to such a practice. If, however, what is meant by "redlining" is the consideration and analysis of the effect of the surrounding neighborhood on the property which secures a particular residential mortgage loan, then there are other problems which must be addressed and focused upon. It has been stated that a lender redlines a specific geographic area located within the larger geographic area normally serviced by that lender when the lender refuses …
Redlining: Remedies For Victims Of Urban Disinvestment, Edward W. Larkin
Redlining: Remedies For Victims Of Urban Disinvestment, Edward W. Larkin
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This note discusses the practice of redlining, sometimes referred to as "urban disinvestment," which involves the refusal by lending institutions to provide home mortgage loans or home improvement loans to certain geographical areas or the inclusion of particularly burdensome terms or conditions on the loans. The note analyzes the possible effects of redlining, such as neighborhood deterioration, decline of communities, and the deprivation of the benefits of homeownership, especially as these effects pertain to minority groups. The note then examines the legal alternatives open to victims of redlining, including sections of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1968, …