Black resident mortgage applications nearly twice as likely as whites to be denied in Ohio
A new study by the real-estate firm Zillow found that more than 20% of Black mortgage applications in Ohio were denied in 2020, nearly twice the rate of white applications.
Nationwide,
the study found that Black mortgage applicants were turned down 84% more than white applicants, up from 74% in 2019.
While 20.5% of Black mortgage applications were turned down in Ohio, 11.7% of white applications were denied. The study also found that 23.2% of American Indian mortgage applicants in Ohio were turned down, 11% of Asian applicants and 15.3% of Hispanic applicants.
Zillow said the findings, based on federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data, help explain the homeownership gap between Blacks and whites. According to
the U.S. Census, 44% of Blacks own homes (down from a peak of 49.7% in 2004), compared with 74% of whites and 48.3% of Hispanics.
“Homeowners have seen a plethora of housing gains during the pandemic, but the growing disparity between Black and white homeownership rates and home values paints the picture of who those winners actually are,” said Zillow economist Nicole Bachaud, in a news release about the study.
A new study by the real-estate firm Zillow found that more than 20% of Black mortgage applications in Ohio were denied in 2020, nearly twice the rate of white applications.
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