5 On Your Side, November 11, 2021, No Loans, No Growth: Mortgage Discrimination Still Happening in St. Louis Metro
The St. Louis Metro is 18% black but just 5% of home loans in the past three years went to black applicants. And black families were 145% more likely to be denied a home loan than white families. Maps from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition show the gaps in mortgage lending in St. Louis.