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A Primer on Redlining: Racial gaps in lending persist despite CRA

More than half a century after redlining was abolished, the discriminatory policy continues to dictate the racial makeup of neighborhoods and hinder their prosperity.  Between 1935 and 1940, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, a federal agency,  legitimized racial discrimination by creating color-coded maps for cities across the country to indicate risk levels for long-term real […]