HUD Charges Facebook with Housing Discrimination
On March 20, 2019, we blogged about Facebook announcing it was changing its platform for housing, employment, and credit advertisements. Facebook said it would no longer allow anyone who wants to run housing, employment, or credit ads to target by age, gender, or zip code. It appears it was too little, too late. On March 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is charging Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination through its advertising platform. HUD believes Facebook discriminates against people based on who they are and where they live by, restricting who can view housing-related ads on Facebook’s platforms. HUD’s charge will be heard by a United States Administrative Law judge unless Facebook or HUD elect to have it heard in federal district court.
CLA’s financial institution regulatory compliance team assists banks and credit unions nationwide in establishing regulatory compliance programs, conducting compliance testing, and training staff on regulations. Justin Robinson is a member of CLA’s regulatory compliance team and can be reached at justin.robinson@CLAconnect.com.
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