DOJ, Oklahoma bank, propose settlement of redlining allegations around Tulsa

Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing credit to people because of their race, color or national origin.

The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Black and Hispanic people in the Tulsa area.

Collinsville-based American Bank of Oklahoma used the illegal practice known as redlining in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Tulsa area, including the area of the  today!

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