Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking
Topic
THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking.” The witnesses will be: Ms. Lisa Rice, President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance; Mr. Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League; The Honorable Byron Donalds, Representative (FL-19), United States House of Representatives; Mr. Devon Westhill, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity; and Ms. Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF).
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Member Statements
- Chairman Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
- Ranking Member Patrick J. Toomey (R - Pennsylvania)
Witnesses
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Ms.
Lisa
Rice
President and CEONational Fair Housing Alliance
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Mr.
Marc H.
Morial
President and CEONational Urban League
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The Honorable
Byron
Donalds
Representative (FL-19)United States House of Representatives
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Mr.
Devon
Westhill
President and General CounselCenter for Equal Opportunity
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Ms.
Janai
Nelson
President and Director-CounselNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF)