HUD APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO BANK RESOLVING CLAIMS OF LENDING DISCRIMINATION

摘要

HUD has approved a Conciliation Agreement between Wells Fargo Bank and a customer, resolving the customer's claim that the mortgage lender denied her loan after learning it was for a group home for persons with disabilities. The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to make housing unavailable or to discriminate in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale of a dwelling because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability and familial status. The Act also makes it unlawful for any person or entity whose business includes residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction. Residential real estate-related transactions covered by the Act include mortgage loans.