Research Report All Other Things Being Equal
A Paired Testing Study of Mortgage Lending Institutions (Executive Summary)
Margery Austin Turner, Fred Freiberg, Erin B. Godfrey, Carla Herbig, Diane K. Levy, Robin E. Smith
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This study used paired testing to measure discrimination against African Americans and Hispanics by mortgage lending institutions, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, new construction sales agents, and mobile home sales agents in Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois.
Research Areas Race and equity Housing
Tags Racial and ethnic disparities Housing markets Civil rights laws and regulations Racial barriers to housing
Policy Centers Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center