September 10, 2015
Evans Bancorp Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay $825,000 and change its lending policies to settle a lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general a year ago accusing the bank of discriminating by refusing to issue mortgage loans in Buffalo's black neighborhoods.
September 02, 2014
New York's attorney general on Tuesday hit Evans Bancorp Inc. with a lawsuit in federal court alleging the regional bank engaged in unlawful discrimination by "redlining," or systematically denying access to mortgage loans, in Buffalo's African-American neighborhoods.