HUD proposes revamp of fair housing rule

"For decades, federal housing policies mandated racial segregation and encouraged market-wide discrimination against people of color. Those actions were intentional and their consequences are still felt today," said Mitria Spotser, federal policy director and vice president at the Center for Responsible Lending, in an emailed statement. "In issuing this proposal, HUD is moving us closer to fulfilling the promise made by the 1968 Fair Housing Act.