by Jeff Sorg | Nov 13, 2020 | Real Estate, California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Washington Real Estate, Washington Real Estate
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Board of Directors approved a change today expanding the Code of Ethics’ applicability to discriminatory speech and conduct outside of members’ real estate practices. OnlineEd Blog (November 13, 2020) Salem, Oregon November...
by Jeff Sorg | May 19, 2016 | Mortgage, Real Estate
HUD Announces agreement to resolve allegations that property owners used rental screening policies that prevented applicants with mental disabilities from renting By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (May 16, 2016) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
by Jeff Sorg | Dec 2, 2015 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Complaint alleges bank charged African-American and Hispanic borrowers higher prices for home loans than charged to similarly situated White borrowers. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 2, 2015) – The Justice Department filed a complaint and proposed consent order...
by Jeff Sorg | Jun 30, 2015 | Mortgage, Real Estate
What is disparate impact? (Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd) – The Supreme Court’s recent decision on disparate impact basically means that even if the same policies are applied to all individuals as neutral and nondiscriminatory but are found to have the...
by Jeff Sorg | May 29, 2015 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate, Washington Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a joint complaint against Provident Funding Associates for charging higher broker fees on mortgage loans to African-American and...