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Economic Commentary

Rooting Out Discrimination in Home Mortgage Lending

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Racial justice is a fundamental social goal in the United States, making enforcement of fair lending laws an important function of the Federal Reserve and other regulators. Despite nearly three decades of effort, however, discrimination in the home mortgage market remains a vexing problem.

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Longhofer, Stanley. 1995. “Rooting Out Discrimination in Home Mortgage Lending.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 11/1/1995.

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