Fair Housing
A real estate agent uses different qualification criteria when evaluating buyers of different national origins. This is an example of:
ALegitimate underwriting discretion
BDisparate treatment discrimination✓ Correct
CDisparate impact discrimination
DAffirmative marketing
Explanation
Disparate treatment occurs when a person is treated differently because of their membership in a protected class. Applying different qualification standards to buyers based on national origin is intentional discrimination and a violation of the Fair Housing Act.
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