African-Americans and Latinos get high-priced subprime mortgages far more frequently than whites -- even when they are equally qualified, according to a groundbreaking new study from CRL.
Lenders say they charge more because African-Americans and Latinos on average have shakier credit histories, which makes lending to them riskier. But that explanation is simply wrong.
In the most extensive study of its kind, CRL found that African-Americans and Latinos are commonly almost a third more likely to get a high-priced loan than white borrowers with the same credit scores. The study examined 50,000 subprime loans. A House subcommittee is now discussing whether to pass a weak bill favored by industry or strong protections that would stop predatory lending practices like this in the vast sub-prime mortgage market, where people with blemished credit borrow and most mortgage abuses occur.
Unfair Lending: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on the Price of Subprime Mortgages
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Responsible Lending
Author(s)/Creator(s): Debbie Bocian; Keith Ernst; Wei Li
Publishing Date: 2006-05-01
Issue Areas: Consumer Protection; Economic Development; Race and Ethnicity
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