The suit, filed in Federal District Court in Los Angeles, cites studies from three different organizations suggesting that blacks received high-cost subprime loans at least 30percentt more frequently than whites with similar qualifications.
He said there was no way to know how many borrowers had been harmed, but he added that lending to minorities surged during the boom, with many people receiving high-cost loans.
Negotiators had discussed directly taxing people who receive high-cost plans through their employers -- benefits that currently are tax-free -- but settled on taxing insurance companies as a more politically palatable alternative.
Aaron Walton Newtown, Australia Atul Gawande's engaging article about efforts by Camden, New Jersey, to reduce health-care costs highlights what we and thousands of other safety-net institutions see every day — patients who cycle in and out of our emergency rooms, despite receiving high-cost medical care ("The Hot Spotters," January 24th).
Atul Gawande's engaging article about efforts by Camden, New Jersey, to reduce health-care costs highlights what we and thousands of other safety-net institutions see every day — patients who cycle in and out of our emergency rooms, despite receiving high-cost medical care ("The Hot Spotters," January 24th).
Atul Gawande's engaging article about efforts by Camden, New Jersey, to reduce health-care costs highlights what we and thousands of other safety-net institutions see every day patients who cycle in and out of our emergency rooms, despite receiving high-cost medical care ("The Hot Spotters," January 24th).
In fact, Latinos were 30% more likely than Whites to receive high-cost loans when buying their homes, despite qualifying for standard prime loans.
Children in foster care are at the highest risk of receiving high-cost medications in combinations that have not been well-tested, the studies show.
The complaint says that between 2004 and 2014, African American borrowers were twice as likely to receive high-cost loans when compared with white borrowers with similar credit backgrounds.
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Service and grooming received high marks, but the high cost of the resort also split readers on whether it was all worth it.
