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Bank of America Settles Antigay Discrimination Claim With HUD

Bank of America Settles Antigay Discrimination Claim With HUD

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The nation's department of Housing and Urban Development has taken its first action against a lender for denying a lesbian couple a mortgage.

HUD recently enacted rules that guarantee housing programs be open to all, including LGBT people. The department took Bank of America to task after B of A denied a lesbian couple in Florida a mortgage. The women applied for a Federal Housing Authority-insured loan, and because one of the partners was unemployed, the other woman listed her partner's mother as a co-applicant for the loan. Bank of America denied the loan because the woman and her partner's mother are not related, though it was impossible for them to have legal ties, since Florida bans same-sex marriage.

According to a statment from HUD, "BOA agrees to pay HUD $7,500 and to notify its residential mortgage loan originators, processors and underwriters of its Settlement Agreement with HUD. In addition, BOA will remind its employees that they are prohibited from discriminating against FHA-loan applicants on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status. BOA will also update its fair lending training program to include information on HUD's rule."

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.