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> extreme poverty, abuse, disability, This was me and, in America, I am still more privileged than a black person in my position when it comes to education, lo

> extreme poverty, abuse, disability, This was me and, in America, I am still more privileged than a black person in my position when it comes to education, loans, work, law enforcement and discrimination in general.

tsotha 11y ago
You have no way of knowing whether or not this is true. The way people come to the conclusion it's harder for black people to get loans is to throw out all the traditional lending criteria like credit history, income, and assets.
- task_queue 11y ago
  I[0] don't[1]? [2] [3] [4] [5] -- [0] http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/black-hispanic-entrepreneurs-discriminated-against-when-seeking-small-business-loans/2014/06/03/70059184-ea86-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/bla... [1] http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/05/27/blacks-least-likely-to-get-business-loan-from-banks/ http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/05/27/blacks-leas... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/nyregion/15subprime.html?ex=1350187200&en=a9978e04a9864642&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/nyregion/15subprime.html?e... [3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/01/minorities-more-likely-to_n_306870.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/01/minorities-more-lik... [4] http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/02/09/Study-shows-its-more-difficult-for-black-Americans-to-get-a-mortgage-loan-than-other-groups/2731423533198/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/02/09/Study-shows-its-mo... [5] http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/well-off-blacks-denied-loans-more-than-low-incom-1/nNBwY/ http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/well-off-b... dayton specific
  - tsotha 11y ago
    Nope. Like I said. You can only get there by ignoring lending standards. EDIT: Did you even read the links you posted, or did you just do a quick Google search and copy links without reading?

tsotha 11y ago

You have no way of knowing whether or not this is true. The way people come to the conclusion it's harder for black people to get loans is to throw out all the traditional lending criteria like credit history, income, and assets.

task_queue 11y ago
I[0] don't[1]? [2] [3] [4] [5] -- [0] http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/black-hispanic-entrepreneurs-discriminated-against-when-seeking-small-business-loans/2014/06/03/70059184-ea86-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/bla... [1] http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/05/27/blacks-least-likely-to-get-business-loan-from-banks/ http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/05/27/blacks-leas... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/nyregion/15subprime.html?ex=1350187200&en=a9978e04a9864642&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/nyregion/15subprime.html?e... [3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/01/minorities-more-likely-to_n_306870.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/01/minorities-more-lik... [4] http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/02/09/Study-shows-its-more-difficult-for-black-Americans-to-get-a-mortgage-loan-than-other-groups/2731423533198/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/02/09/Study-shows-its-mo... [5] http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/well-off-blacks-denied-loans-more-than-low-incom-1/nNBwY/ http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/well-off-b... dayton specific
- tsotha 11y ago
  Nope. Like I said. You can only get there by ignoring lending standards. EDIT: Did you even read the links you posted, or did you just do a quick Google search and copy links without reading?