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Washington Informer: Trump Administration Curbs ‘Disparate Impact’ Rule in Housing, Lending

April 25, 2025

Appearing in the Washington Informer on April 25, 2025, Odette Williamson, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center and director of NCLC’s Racial Justice and Equal Opportunity Project is quoted in coverage of the Trump administration’s move to limit the use of “disparate impact” analysis in identifying discrimination, effectively attempting to rewrite settled Supreme…

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New Report Examines How Abuse and Bias in Tenant Screening Harm Renters

September 26, 2023

A new report from the National Consumer Law Center explains that the screening process is riddled with errors and bias that disproportionately harms Black and Latino/Hispanic renters.

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HUD Guts Civil Rights Rule Used to Address Systemic Discrimination in the Housing Market on the Dawn of an Eviction and Foreclosure Crisis

September 8, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 8, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse ([email protected]) or Odette Williamson ([email protected]) National Consumer Law Center Advocates Urge HUD to Reverse Course and Restore Key Civil Rights Protections Washington, D.C. – In a continuing campaign to weaken civil rights protections, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…

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Statement Regarding Credit Report/Score Requirement in DHS Public Charge Regulation

August 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12. 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Chi Chi Wu ([email protected]) or (617) 542-8010 Statement Regarding Credit Report/Score Requirement in DHS Public Charge Regulation Boston – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a regulation that greatly expands what will be considered in determining whether an immigrant is considered a…

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Washington Informer: Trump Administration Curbs ‘Disparate Impact’ Rule in Housing, Lending

New Report Examines How Abuse and Bias in Tenant Screening Harm Renters

HUD Guts Civil Rights Rule Used to Address Systemic Discrimination in the Housing Market on the Dawn of an Eviction and Foreclosure Crisis

Statement Regarding Credit Report/Score Requirement in DHS Public Charge Regulation

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