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Jermaine L Brown
June 22, 2022
I have been d discriminated against for what I don't know all I'm trying to do is gather the money that is rightfully mine
KMS
June 22, 2022
The problem is its hard to prove. Unless the financial institution is dumb enough to put the illegal things they're doing in writing, all you have to go on is the rejection/bad terms and the excuse they use for that decision. I guess if enough people are able to compare their responses from a financial institution, they might be able to demonstrate a pattern that looks like discrimination, but even then, its hard to prove intent. Many financial institutions use computer programs to make the determination, specifically to insulate themselves from accusations of discrimination. In those instances, it could be something in the program itself, where intentionally or accidentally, some of the factors it looks at when making the decision will cause unfavorable decisions to be more likely to apply to certain protected groups.