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IN THE DAY AHEAD.. A MAJOR
BANK WILL BE HIT WITH A
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
COMPLAINT. CIVIL RIGHTS
LEADERS SAY THE BANK FAILED
TO KEEP UP ITS PROPERTIES IN
DAYTON'S PREDOMINATELY BLACK
NEIGBHORHOODS-- AS WELL AS IT
DOES THOSE IN WHITE
NEIGHBORHOODS. DAN EDWARDS
IS LIVE WITH MORE ON THE
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT.
TODAY WE ANTICIPATE A NOON
TIME NEWS CONFERENCE THAT WILL
LEVEL SOME VERY SERIOUS
CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST ANOTHER MAJOR U-S
LENDER...
THE NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING
ALLIANCE (NFHA) AND FIVE OF
ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WILL
FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE
THIRD OF ITS KIND THIS YEAR,
WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S THE RESULT OF AN
UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION INTO
HOW MAJOR AMERICAN BANKS ARE
FAILING TO MAINTAIN AND MARKET
PROPERTIES - BANK-OWNED OR
FORECLOSED PROPERTIES - IN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE
NATION. NFHA'S
INVESTIGATION ALLEGES A
STRIKING PATTERN OF
DISCRIMINATION IN WHICH BANKS
HAVE MAINTAINED AND MARKETED
FORECLOSED PROPERTIES IN WHITE
COMMUNITIES IN A FAR SUPERIOR
MANNER TO FORECLOSED
PROPERTIES IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR FURTHER DAMAGING THOSE
PROPERTIES AND COMMUNITIES.
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED
AGAINST WELLS FARGO AND US
BANK, CHARGES THAT THE LENDING
INSTITUTIONS DENY SAYING QUOTE
" THEY CONDUCT ALL
LENDING-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN
A FAIR AND CONSISTENT MANNER
WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE."
STAY TUNED TO 2 NEWS FOR THE
RESULTS OF THEIR MOST RECENT
INVESTIGATION AND WHICH NEW
INSTITUTION FACES CHARGES OF
LENDING DISCRIMINATION.
REPORTING LIVE, DAN EDWARDS 2