How Much Does Racial Bias Affect Mortgage Lending? Evidence from Human and Algorithmic Credit Decisions
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DOI: 10.17016/FEDS.2022.067
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Keywords
Discrimination; Fair lending; Automated underwriting; Credit score; Mortgage lending;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
- R51 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
- G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BAN-2022-12-05 (Banking)
- NEP-URE-2022-12-05 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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