Ameris Bank settles redlining accusation

Ameris Bank agreed to invest $9 million in Jacksonville minority neighborhoods to settle a complaint by the Justice Department that it discriminated against Black and Hispanic home ownership. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited the city’s northside on Thursday, Oct. 19, to allege the bank violated the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by…

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