Tag Archives: housing policy
How the Housing Crisis Battered America’s Wealthiest Black County
"I am like a tree that is on the verge of being uprooted by water," one homeowner said.
Prince George’s County, Md., has long been the wealthiest majority-black county in the United States.
By Laurence Afums
November 24, 2012
Tags: black housing crisis, housing crisis, housing policy, prince george's county
Bernanke: ‘Discriminatory Lending Made Housing Crisis Worse for Minorities’
The Federal Reserve Chariman's statement was a surprise to many.
Bernanke said that discriminatory lending practices exacerbated the impact of the housing crisis on people…
By Laurence Afums
November 17, 2012
Tags: discriminatory lending, housing crisis, housing discrimination, housing policy
