Justice Department Secures Settlement to Resolve Discrimination Claims in Student Loans Against SouthEast Bank
January 21, 2025
January 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2025:
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The Justice Department announced today that SouthEast Bank agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by disproportionately discouraging and denying Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) graduates seeking to refinance their student loans.
"Everyone in our coun . . .
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The Justice Department announced today that SouthEast Bank agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by disproportionately discouraging and denying Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) graduates seeking to refinance their student loans.
"Everyone in our coun . . .