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Are Disparate Impact Claims Legally Cognizable Under ECOA?

Law360, New York (September 18, 2015, 12:08 PM EDT) -- In Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, 135 S. Ct. 2507 (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court held that disparate impact claims are legally cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. As a result, under the FHA, a plaintiff can proceed with a discrimination claim based on the effects of a defendant's policies, even if the defendant did not intend to discriminate....

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