A discriminatory practice in which services — especially mortgage lending and insurance — are withheld from residents of certain areas based on the racial or ethnic composition of those neighborhoods. Though outlawed in 1968, its effects persist in vast wealth and homeownership gaps today.
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Median Black household wealth is projected to reach zero by 2053. Closing the racial wealth gap is not charity — it is economic policy.
Housing costs have doubled in a generation. We're going to build the homes America needs and protect renters from predatory landlords.