The National Fair Housing Alliance and four member organizations April 10 filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming Wells Fargo violated the Fair Housing Act by subpar and discriminatory maintenance and marketing of foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods across eight metropolitan areas.
The 24-page complaint is just the first of more such claims that will be filed against other institutions, with the next filing scheduled for April 17, according to NFHA President and Chief Executive Shanna L. Smith.
Smith said the NFHA hopes the complaint against Wells Fargo—and others yet to come—will result in ...
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