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    Nevada Yesterdays

    Fair Housing Act

    Feb 05, 2021

    It was 50 years ago that Nevada fell in line with a Fair Housing Act. We'll hear how that came about - ahead on Nevada Yesterdays. 

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    Wanda<strong> </strong>Onafuwa says a house next door to her in Baltimore fell into disrepair after Bank of America foreclosed on the property.
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    A New Trump Rule Could Weaken A Civil Rights Era Housing Discrimination Law

    Jul 31, 2019
    The Trump administration is moving to weaken the Fair Housing Act, according to housing advocates. They say a proposed rule would make it harder to bring lawsuits alleging racial discrimination.
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    "Facebook is discriminating against people based upon who they are and where they live," Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said in a statement.
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    Housing Department Slaps Facebook With Discrimination Charge

    Mar 28, 2019
    The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.
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    The Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking into whether Facebook violated fair housing laws.
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    HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination

    Aug 19, 2018
    In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.
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    Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development secretary, said the Obama-era Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule "impeded the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing."
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    Ben Carson Moves Forward With Push To Change Fair Housing Rule

    Aug 13, 2018
    The HUD secretary is moving to overhaul an Obama-era rule intended to strengthen the 1968 Fair Housing Act and combat housing segregation. It "impeded development ... of affordable housing," he says.
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    The Two-Way
    Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson faces a lawsuit over his agency's sidelining of a rule that is meant to prevent segregation in areas that receive federal housing funds.
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    Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule

    May 08, 2018
    The federal lawsuit stems from the department's decision to postpone a requirement that recipients of funding study how inclusive their communities are and plan how to overcome historic segregation.
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    The Two-Way
    People walk in front of a Wells Fargo branch on Sept. 9, 2016 in Miami, Fla. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the city of Miami can sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America under the Fair Housing Act for damages caused by allegedly predatory and d
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    Cities Can Sue Big Banks Over Effects Of Discriminatory Practices, Supreme Court Says

    May 01, 2017
    The city of Miami can sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America for damages caused by allegedly discriminatory and predatory lending practices, the Supreme Court says.
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    A for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas in 2008.
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    Supreme Court Revisits 2008's Housing Collapse With Banking Test Cases

    Nov 08, 2016
    Miami claims bank foreclosures in 2008 targeted black and Latino homeowners. When they defaulted, property values fell, which meant a drop in taxes. The city wants the right to sue the banks.
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