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Making judgments about mortgage lending patterns


Abstract: A discussion of discrepancies in methods of evaluating evidence on mortgage-lending discrimination in minority and low-income areas, outlining fundamental differences between studies that focus mostly on neighborhood characteristics and regulatory-agency compliance examinations that concentrate on the attributes of individual lenders.

Keywords: Discrimination in mortgage loans; Mortgages;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1989

Issue: Dec

Order Number: 2