Fair Housing
A lender in Colorado refuses to make mortgage loans on properties located in a predominantly minority neighborhood regardless of the individual applicant's creditworthiness. This is called:
ASteering
BBlockbusting
CRedlining✓ Correct
DDiscrimination by proxy
Explanation
Redlining is the illegal practice of refusing to make loans (or providing worse loan terms) in certain geographic areas based on the racial or ethnic composition of those areas, regardless of individual applicant qualifications.
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