Access to safe, traditional credit building is especially limited in Black neighborhoods, a report from Zillow shows, highlighting lingering effects from redlining that keep those households renting instead of owning a home.
Source: Inman News
Lack of access to credit keeps Black neighborhoods in rental loop
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