Chicago Lender Says CFPB's Redlining Suit Goes Too Far

By Lauraann Wood · October 26, 2020, 8:58 PM EDT

A Chicago-area mortgage lender argued Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is going beyond its federal authority with a lawsuit alleging that it redlines and disparages majority-Black neighborhoods through infomercial...

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Documents

Brief

Case Information

Case Title

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial, Inc.

Case Number

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

440(Civil Rights: Other)

Date Filed

July 15, 2020

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