Racial and Ethnic Mortgage Rate Disparities, 2000-2023

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By Scott Susin

Mortgage borrowers in majority Black and Hispanic census tracts were charged higher interest rates than similarly qualified borrowers in majority white tracts in every year from 2000-2022, but this pattern broke in 2023.
Potential explanations and data uncertainties are discussed.

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