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A mortgage company aggressively markets adjustable-rate mortgages with high initial fees to elderly homeowners in a predominantly African-American neighborhood, even though these borrowers would qualify for better fixed-rate products. This practice combines elements of which TWO discriminatory lending concepts?

Correct Answer

B) Reverse redlining and illegal steering in lending

Targeting residents of a protected area for unfavorable terms is reverse redlining. Directing qualified borrowers toward inferior products for discriminatory reasons is illegal steering in lending. Both are present here.

Answer Options
A
Redlining and disparate treatment
B
Reverse redlining and illegal steering in lending
C
Disparate impact and adverse action
D
Community reinvestment and HMDA reporting

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