Concept information
Preferred term
redlining
Definition
- Redlining is the practice, currently illegal in the United States, of color-coding different neighborhoods on residential maps based on mortgage default risk (as a proxy for race). While race may not have been explicit, race was a factor in neighborhood ratings and whether lenders would approve mortgages in an area; red was the lowest category in the rating system, and mortgages were rarely (if ever) approved to buy properties in redlined areas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity; Redlining]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/redlining
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