The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.
denied violating fair lending lawsBetween 2016 and 2021, the Atlanta-based Ameris Bank’s home lending was focused disproportionately on mostly White areas of Jacksonville while other banks approved loans at three times the rate Ameris did, the government said.Tell us what happened in the form below and a Channel 4 reporter may reach out to you via e-mail to ask you to share your story.
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