The Justice Department has delivered over $150 million in total relief for communities of color. In three years, the Combating Redlining Initiative has secured 16 settlements with lenders across 12 different states.
DOJ’s efforts to #CombatRedlining provided $135M in grants to borrowers that will help more than 8,600 people get home loans and generate over $1B in total loans in communities of color.
Rena and her family used to rent a two-bedroom home.
Now, with the help of a grant through DOJ’s Combating Redlining Initiative, they own a three-story home with space for all three generations of their family.
Today @CivilRights marks the 49th anniversary of #TitleIX, the groundbreaking law aimed at rooting out sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. We are taking action to make the promise of Title IX a reality. 1/5