Subprime Lending in Minority Neighborhoods: An Examination of the Pattern of Mortgage Lending in Chicago, Illinois

Authors

Jacob Mays, The College of Wooster

Abstract

This paper examines whether subprime lending patterns in minority and low-income neighborhoods display evidence of predatory lending practices. In addition, it investigates exactly which measures of risk and race have the greatest impact on mortgage lending. The study performed examines minority and low-come neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois.

Advisor

Burnell, James

Department

Urban Studies

Recommended Citation

Mays, Jacob, "Subprime Lending in Minority Neighborhoods: An Examination of the Pattern of Mortgage Lending in Chicago, Illinois" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 229.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/229

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Urban Studies

Publication Date

2013

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis