In the newest episode of Making Cents of Money, IDFPR Secretary Mario Treto, Jr. discusses the topic of redlining and how it leads to disparities for generations. Learn what IDFPR is doing to address this serious topic and to help redlining to become a policy of the past.

Resources:

Investopedia: What is Redlining? Definition, Legality, and Effects: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/redlining.asp#:~:text=Redlining%20is%20the%20discriminatory%20practice,on%20their%20race%20or%20ethnicity.

Federal Reserve: Redlining: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/redlining

Urban Institute: The Ghosts of Housing Discrimination Reach Beyond Redlining: https://www.urban.org/features/ghosts-housing-discrimination-reach-beyond-redlining

Rothstein, R. (2017). The color of law: A forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Liveright Publishing.

Previous episode:

- Ep. 42: Credit Access: https://soundcloud.com/idfpr/episode-42-credit-access?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fidfpr%252Fepisode-42-credit-access