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Has Redlining Ended in Dubuque?

Has Redlining Ended in Dubuque?

Equity and Housing: The Battle

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Oct 01, 2021
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10/01/2021

The Federal Government created Homeowner’s Loan Corporation in 1933 to refinance urban houses after the Great Depression. This newly created system was used to rate neighborhoods based on different factors that included socioeconomic status of residents, types of homes, where the homes rented or owned, and finally race.

This began what is calle…

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