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On the recordJuly 12, 2022
For every dollar lent into majority White neighborhoods, only 13 cents goes to Hispanic neighborhoods like mine.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Garcia points out the disparity in lending practices affecting Hispanic neighborhoods.

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