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  2. Equal Credit Opportunity Act - Wikipedia

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    The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted October 28, 1974, [1] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age (provided the applicant has the capacity to ...

  3. Age discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted 28 October 1974, [3] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of (among other things) age, provided the applicant has the capacity to contract.

  4. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act became law 50 years ago ...

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    The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA), signed by President Gerald Ford 50 years ago on Oct. 28, 1974, changed that. It prevented creditors from discriminating against an applicant ...

  5. Housing for Older Persons Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act "amend[s] the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons." [3] The short title is the "Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995." [4] Section 2, defining "housing for older persons", amends Section 807(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Housing Act, [5] as that being

  6. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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    The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. The House voted to pass the legislation Nov. 12, and the Senate approved it ...

  7. Disparate treatment - Wikipedia

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    The Act included a provision codifying the prohibition on disparate-impact discrimination. Under the disparate-impact statute, a plaintiff establishes a prima facie violation by showing that an employer uses "a particular employment practice that causes a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."

  8. Social Security Fairness Act clears Senate procedural hurdle ...

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    The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance by a vote of 73-27. This puts the legislation on a glide path toward final ...

  9. Mortgage discrimination - Wikipedia

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    In addition to ECOA and FHA, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, provides that "[a]ll citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property". 42 U.S.C. § 1982.