Race, gender, and statistical representation: Predatory mortgage lending and the US community reinvestment movement

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2139-2166

  Wyly, Elvin K ^a   Atia, Mona ^b   Lee, Elizabeth ^a   Mendez, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; GENDER ISSUE; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MORTGAGE LENDING; RACISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848871304     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a38224     Document Type: Article

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