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Redlining

HUD Housing Counselors Glossary

Updated 10-31-2026

Redlining

The illegal practice of refusing to make residential loans or imposing unethical terms on any loans because of the predominant race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or familial status of the residents of the neighborhood in which the property is located.

HUD Housing Counselors Glossary

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