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November 25, 2024

'Reverse Redlining' Suit Reveals Language Risks For Lenders (Law360)

As part of its "Combating Redlining Initiative," the U.S. Department of Justice, joined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, brought a suit against Colony Ridge Development in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The case highlights the government's recent focus on industry lending to limited English proficiency, or LEP, consumers and serves as a particular caution to companies that market to LEP customers in a non-English language but then formally transact business with them only in English. This Law360 article was written by Goodwin’s Collin Grier, associate in the Litigation department, and Courtney Hayden, counsel in the Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice.