Volume 5 - Number 3
February 3, 2012
Lenders Warned About Sex, Gender Identity-Based Bias
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced a new regulation prohibiting lenders from using sexual orientation or gender identity as a basis for determining borrower eligibility for FHA-insured mortgage financing. The regulation specifically extends federal anti-discrimination protections to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons and their families when applying for HUD-assisted or HUD-financed rental housing or an FHA-insured mortgage loan. The regulations will become effective 30 days after their publication in the Federal Register. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said the policy will ...
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