Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Secures Agreement with American Bank of Oklahoma to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on August 29, 2023
The Justice Department announced a settlement agreement today to resolve allegations that American Bank of Oklahoma engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by redlining in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The affected area includes the historically Black neighborhoods that were the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. This resolution is part of the department’s nationwide Combating Redlining Initiative launched by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in October 2021.
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