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 Latest News From NFHA
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| NFHA Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case on Disparate Impact
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The National Fair Housing Alliance filed an amicus brief in Magner, et al. v. Gallagher, et al., in which the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act and whether a lower court correctly applied the burden-shifting standard in analyzing the disparate impact claim. NFHA partnered with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers in filing the amicus brief. NFHA and its trade industry partners outline how the availability of disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act is a keystone in combating discrimination in the housing market.
To read NFHA's amicus brief on the disparate impact issue, click here.
To read the amicus brief submitted by former HUD officials including former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, click here
To read all amici submitted, click here
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| NFHA Comments to HUD's Proposed Regulation on Disparate Impact
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The National Fair Housing Alliance supports the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s efforts to establish standards for determining when a housing practice with a discriminatory effect violates the Fair Housing Act. HUD has requested comments on the issue of which party bears the burden of proof to establish a less discriminatory alternative. NFHA suggest that the burden of proof be assigned to the defendant or respondent to show that there is no less discriminatory alternative. Joining NFHA’s comments are 85 fair housing and national civil rights and housing nonprofit organizations, including the NAACP and the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
To read NFHA's comments on HUD's proposed disparate impact regulation, click here.
To read Connecticut Fair Housing Center's comments on HUD's proposed disparate impact regulation, click here.
To read Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence's comments on HUD's proposed disparate impact regulation, click here.
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| Shut Out, Priced Out and Segregated
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Shut Out, Priced Out and Segregated: The Need for Fair Housing for People with Disabilities in Georgia examines the barriers people with disabilities face in housing and offers recommendations for improving the stock of accessible housing. The report was produced by Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc. with major support from A.G. Spanos Companies, one of the largest builders of multi-family housing in the nation, as part of a settlement with NFHA, Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc. and other plaintiffs. The report focuses on the state of Georgia, but most of its findings are relevant to communities throughout the nation. Please use this resource to advance the work of fair housing for people with disabilities.
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| 2011 Fair Housing Trends Report
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The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) reports that private non-profit fair housing organizations are making significant inroads to eliminating discrimination around the country. “The Big Picture: How Fair Housing Organizations Challenge Systemic and Institutionalized Discrimination," NFHA’s 2011 Fair Housing Trends Report, highlights the work that private groups do to promote diverse, inclusive communities. Annual data on fair housing complaints show that 85 private non-profit fair housing organizations, operating on shoestring budgets, investigated almost twice as many complaints as all government agencies combined tasked with enforcing the federal Fair Housing Act.
To read NFHA's 2011 Fair Housing Trends report, click here.
To read NFHA's press release about the report, click here.
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| REO Report on Treatment of Bank-Owned Properties
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The National Fair Housing Alliance examines the differing ways in which financial institutions treat the foreclosed properties that they own depending upon the racial composition of the neighborhood in which the properties are located. NFHA along with three of its members - the Connecticut Fair Housing Center in Hartford, CT, the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center in Dayton, OH and the Housing Opportunitie Made Equal in Richmond, VA - conducted an investigation of 624-bank-owned properties. The results were presented in the report, "Here Comes The Bank, There Goes Our Neighborhood: How lenders discriminate in the treatment of foreclosed homes."
To read NFHA's REO report, click here
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| An Investigation of Loan Modification Companies
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The National Fair Housing Alliance and three of its member agencies - the Connecticut Fair Housing Center in Hartford, CT, Miami Valley Fair Housing Center in Dayton, OH and Housing Opportunities Made Equal in Richmond, VA - conducted an investigation of more than 150 companies suspected of being scammers based on information from their website and initial contact with company representatives. The investigation found a mortgage loan modification market that is rife with corrupt practices and our findings are detailed in the report, "Have I got a Deal For You! An undercover investigation of mortgage loan modification scams."
To read the NFHA's mortgage loan modification scam report, click here
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| NFHA presents Issue Brief
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The Promise of the Fair Housing Act and the Role of Fair Housing Organizations discusses how private non-profit organizations play a critical role in combatting the millions of incidents of housing discrimination that occur each year throughout the United States. Education, investigation, and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, which was enacted in the aftermath of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, are handled largely by such organizations.
To read the brief click here
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| Tell the CFPB Your Story
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created a new mortgage complaint system feature to assist distressed borrowers. The Bureau is offering borrowers the chance to explain in detailed narrative their specific mortgage issues. For more information visit www.consumerfinance.gov
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| Predatory Lending
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Helping Consumers Fight Predatory Lending
 NFHA's public education campaign provides consumers with the information they need and the right questions to ask mortgage lenders when they are navigating the loan process.
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