Study Finds Racial Gap in Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Refinancing Applications

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A recent Bloomberg study found that Wells Fargo rejected more than half of its Black applicants applying to refinance mortgages in 2020. The bank approved 72% of white applicants applying to refinance a mortgage, but only approved 47% of Black applicants. The racial gap in approval persisted across income brackets; in fact, the study found […]