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CFPB sues non-bank mortgage creditor for redlining

A CFPB press release reports that the Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Townstone Financial, Inc., a nonbank retail-mortgage creditor based in Chicago, for violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Regulation B; and the Consumer Financial Protection Act. ECOA and Regulation B prohibit mortgage lenders from discriminating against applicants in credit transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, or other prohibited bases. ECOA and Regulation B also prohibit mortgage lenders from making statements, or engaging in acts or practices, that would discourage, on a prohibited basis, applicants or prospective applicants from applying for credit. The Bureau’s complaint alleges that Townstone violated ECOA and Regulation B by engaging in discriminatory mortgage-lending practices and that these violations also constituted violations of the CFPA. The complaint says that Townstone:

  • engaged in acts or practices, including making statements during its weekly radio shows and podcasts through which it marketed its services, that illegally discouraged prospective African-American applicants from applying to Townstone for mortgage loans;
  • engaged in illegal redlining by engaging in acts or practices that discouraged prospective applicants living in African-American neighborhoods in the Chicago MSA from applying to Townstone for mortgage loans, including by making discouraging statements during its weekly radio shows and podcasts through which it marketed its services; and
  • engaged in illegal redlining by engaging in acts or practices that discouraged prospective applicants living in other areas from applying to Townstone for mortgage loans for properties located in African-American neighborhoods in the Chicago MSA, including by making discouraging statements during its weekly radio shows and podcasts through which it marketed its services.
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