April 01, 2025
An Illinois federal judge has trimmed Fair Housing Act claims from a coalition's suit alleging Deutsche Bank neglected foreclosed properties in minority neighborhoods, saying he was unconvinced the alleged FHA violations caused the racial disparities in maintenance work.
January 30, 2024
Deutsche Bank doubled down on a request for summary judgment amid a fair housing coalition's lawsuit in Illinois federal court claiming the financial institution neglected foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods, with the bank arguing that property managers weren't operating as its agents.
December 05, 2023
A group of housing associations asked an Illinois federal judge Monday to allow their lawsuit against Deutsche Bank over the alleged neglect of foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods to proceed to trial, saying evidence establishing the bank's control over the servicing of those properties would give a jury a clear basis to find it violated the Fair Housing Act.
November 14, 2019
An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday that a National Fair Housing Alliance action against Deutsche Bank over alleged neglect of foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods would be allowed to proceed, but he found that the NFHA could not pursue all of the damages claims it included in its suit.