HUD Hits Deutsche Bank Hard for Fair Housing Violations
HUD and Deutsche Bank agree upon $12.1 million settlement for 2007-2008 actions of an indirect subsidiary of the Bank (MortgageIT, Inc.). Allegations focused on the residential lender discriminating practices against African American and Hispanic borrowers seeking mortgage loans including charging higher APRs and fees than similarly-situated white borrowers and denying minority applicants loans more often than similarly-situated white applicants. Findings present key comparative statistical analysis that should be analyzed by every FI to ensure practices are not occurring. [11/6]