The Secret Bias Hidden in Mortgage-Approval Algorithms

Sep 3rd 2021 11:44am EDT

{snip} An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics — even when we controlled for newly available financial factors the mortgage industry for years has said would explain racial disparities in lending. Holding […]

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