With regards to the mortgage-financing industry, no one may, for example, take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability:

• Refuse to make a mortgage loan;
• Refuse to provide information regarding loans;
• Impose different terms, or conditions, on a loan, such as different interest rates, points or fees;
• Discriminate in appraising property;
• Refuse to purchase a loan, or set different terms, or conditions, for purchasing, or refinancing, a loan.

 Click on the link below to learn more about the Fair Housing Act at the HUD – Department of Housing and Urban Development website.