Date: 3/13/2009 By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer The NAACP is accusing Wells Fargo and HSBC of forcing blacks into subprime mortgages while whites with identical qualifications got lower rates. Class-action lawsuits were to be filed against the banks Friday in…
Financial burden of homeownership spread unequally
Date: 1/19/2009 By ALAN ZIBELAP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to homeownership, Hispanics in New Jersey, single parents in California and senior citizens in Rhode Island all have something in common: More than a third have…