HUD Enforces LGBT Rule for First Time
January 3, 2013 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: gender identity, lending, LGBT, mortgage, sexual orientation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
In a historic move, the Office of Housing and Urban Development settled its first action against a lender regarding the Equal Access Rule. The Rule (Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity) “prohibits lenders from basing eligibility determinations for mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) […]