According to NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. and Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy, both based in Boston, Massachusetts:
"According to Federal Reserve data, 53.7% of (Wells Fargo) purchase loans to African-American families were "high-cost" versus 17.7% to white borrowers."
Data reported by Wells Fargo under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HDMA) showed that "African-Americans were 3.69 times, and Latinos were 1.82 times more likely than whites to receive a high cost loan in 2006. A lawsuit filed by the City of Baltimore this year finds 65% of Wells Fargo's African-American borrowers in that city received high-cost loans."
"For the mortgage industry as a whole, racial bias in high-cost loans has been rampant. A report from United for a Fair Economy, in January 2008, detailed racial disparities in expected losses from foreclosure of sub-prime loans made during the past eight years."
"According to Federal Reserve data, 53.7% of (Wells Fargo) purchase loans to African-American families were "high-cost" versus 17.7% to white borrowers."
Data reported by Wells Fargo under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HDMA) showed that "African-Americans were 3.69 times, and Latinos were 1.82 times more likely than whites to receive a high cost loan in 2006. A lawsuit filed by the City of Baltimore this year finds 65% of Wells Fargo's African-American borrowers in that city received high-cost loans."
"For the mortgage industry as a whole, racial bias in high-cost loans has been rampant. A report from United for a Fair Economy, in January 2008, detailed racial disparities in expected losses from foreclosure of sub-prime loans made during the past eight years."