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Aug 07, 2007

HUD announces new fair lending divisionMortgagePress.comFair lending compliance The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has announced the creation of a new fair lending division, which will review mortgage lending practices throughout the nation. HUD has hired a senior-level economist and advertised to hire five fair lending specialists, to enhance its capacity to investigate allegations of mortgage lending discrimination. Washington-based HUD is a U.S. government agency, which was created in 1965 to implement and administer federal housing and community development programs. For more information, call (202) 708-1112 or visit www.hud.gov.

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