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U.S. v. Chevy Chase Federal Savings Bank

1:94-cv-01829 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 1994

Closed Date: Aug. 22, 1999

The Department of Justice filed suit on August 22, 1994, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691-1691f. The DOJ alleged that the Defendant, the largest private lending institution in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, had expanded its business operations in recent years to accommodate growth in predominantly white areas while intentionally avoid[ing] the s…
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U.S. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company

2:90-cv-00759 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: July 27, 1990

Closed Date: 2000

Plaintiffs, the NAACP and African-American homeowners in Milwaukee, filed suit in 1990 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleging that Defendant-Insurance Company had systemically discriminated against minority homeowners in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., and the Wisconsin Open Housing Law, Wis. Stat. 101.22. Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendant refused to extend homeowners insurance or extended such insurance on less favorable …
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U.S. v. Waisbord

2:06-cv-01124 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: March 15, 2006

Closed Date: 2009

The Department of Justice filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 15, 2006, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. § 3612(o), on behalf of a minority renter. The DOJ alleged that the Defendant-landlords had been contacted by a prospective tenant who expressed interest in renting one of Defendants' properties and that the Defendants refused to rent the property to the prospective tenant because of her race.On July 31, 2006, th…
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Cooley v. Sterling Bank

2:02-cv-01069 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 2002

Closed Date: 2003

On September 17, 2002, plaintiff, a 66-year-old African-American, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691; and the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. Plaintiff, a residential real estate landlord, alleged that the defendant-bank wrongfully denied him an unsecured line of credit on the basis of plaintiff's race. Plaintiff sought money damages and was …
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Church of Zion Christian Center v. Southtrust Bank

1:96-cv-00922 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 20, 1996

Closed Date: 1997

On September 20, 1996, the Church of Zion Christian Center, Inc., and several of its leaders, filed a lawsuit under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. §1691, against the Southtrust Bank of Alabama, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The plaintiffs, represent by private counsel, sought compensatory and punitive damages, alleging violations of their rights by the defendant's denial of their loan application. Plaintiffs, who were African-Ameri…
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United States v. Great Western Bank and Trust

2:80-01026 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1980

On December 16, 1980, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Great Western Bank and Trust in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The suit, presumably brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3631 (Fair Housing Act), alleged discrimination against Native Americans in housing loans. A consent decree was filed sometime in 1982, the exact terms of which are unknown to us.There are no reported opinions or other documents available for this case. …
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United States v. Long Beach Mortgage Company

2:96-cv-06159 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 5, 1996

Closed Date: 1999

On September 5, 1996, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619 (Fair Housing Act) and 15 U.S.C. § 1691 (Equal Credit Opportunity Act) against the Long Beach Mortgage Company in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The Department of Justice sought declaratory and injunctive relief and monetary damages on behalf of African-Americans, Latinos, women, and persons over 55 who had allegedly been victims of the defendant's discrimi…
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United States v. Capitol Thrift and Loan Association

3:86-01148 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 7, 1986

Closed Date: 1986

On May 7, 1986, the United States filed a lawsuit against the Capitol Thrift and Loan Association in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit, presumably filed under the Fair Housing Act and/or Equal Credit Opportunity Act, alleged that the lender discriminated against black and Mexican-American home-loan applicants by instructing its employees not to make too many loans to members of these groups, or by giving them less favorable terms than other cl…
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Shurman v. Standard Oil Co. of California

3:77-00270 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 1977

We have very little information about this case. The Plaintiffs filed this class action suit in 1978 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Defendant has violated federal statutes by denying or obstructing plaintiffs' access to credit. The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief with the District Court in support of Plaintiffs' claims. We have no other information about this case.
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United States v. Shawmut Mortgage Company

3:93-cv-02453 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 1993

Closed Date: Dec. 13, 2003

The Department of Justice filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on December 13, 1993, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1691-1691f. The Complaint alleged that the Defendant mortgage lender applied more rigorous standards when evaluating mortgage applicants from prospective black and Hispanic borrowers. The Complaint stated that the Defendant had rejected black an…