Policy Record
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
Required lenders to disclose mortgage data to identify discriminatory practices.
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What happened and why it matters
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What happened
Required lenders to disclose mortgage data to identify discriminatory practices.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as positive impact with strong supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
What this means
Impact on Black Americans
Enabled tracking of redlining and discriminatory lending.
1975
Required lenders to disclose mortgage data to identify discriminatory practices.
Outcome
Enabled tracking of redlining and discriminatory lending.
2026-01-07T08:00:00.000Z
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Era context
Previous era-adjacent record: Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
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HMDA
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data
CFPB overview stating that HMDA requires many financial institutions to maintain, report, and publicly disclose mortgage loan-level information to help reveal whether lenders are serving community housing needs and to illuminate potentially discriminatory patterns.
Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)
Current CFPB Regulation C page for HMDA compliance and disclosure requirements.
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Federal Reserve History page noting that advocacy groups used data disclosed through HMDA to uncover continued redlining and support CRA-era analysis.
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Housing
Redlining and Black Homeownership
How federal housing policy, lending practices, and appraisal systems blocked Black families from building wealth through homeownership.
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