New-deal mortgage programmes benefited white borrowers disproportionately

By Katherine A. Thomas · Originally published by Nature News

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10850-8New data on homebuying loan records around the Second World War in the USA, linked to race and immigration status, show that Black borrowers were disproportionally excluded from mortgage programmes.

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