EthicsQuestion 300 of 400
The practice of denying or restricting mortgage credit to entire neighborhoods based on their racial or ethnic composition, regardless of individual applicants' qualifications, is called:
a.Steering
b.Blockbusting
c.Redlining
d.Disparate treatment of a single applicant
Explanation
Redlining is refusing or restricting credit to whole geographic areas because of their racial or ethnic makeup. Steering directs individuals toward or away from areas, blockbusting induces panic selling by exploiting fears of neighborhood change, and disparate treatment of one applicant addresses a single person rather than an entire neighborhood.
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