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Tom Perez: “Redlining referred to the practice of drawing a red line around communities and failing to offer prime loan products.…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
Redlining referred to the practice of drawing a red line around communities and failing to offer prime loan products. Reverse redlining is the flip side: targeting minority communities and offering the toxic products that are incredibly destructive.
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Tom Perez

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Explaining the concepts of redlining and reverse redlining.

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