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Case Name
United States v. Mid-America Bank, FSB
FH-IL-0017
Docket / Court
1:02-cv-09458 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Attorney Organization
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary
On December 30, 2002, the United States filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act against Mid-America Bank, FSB, claiming that the bank discriminated against minority neighborhoods in ...
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On December 30, 2002, the United States filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act against Mid-America Bank, FSB, claiming that the bank discriminated against minority neighborhoods in its market area. Specifically, the federal government alleged that the bank had no full-service branches in minority neighborhoods, purposely designed the boundaries of its lending area to exclude these neighborhoods, and avoided working with real estate professionals and builders in minority neighborhoods.
On April 17, 2003, the case was dismissed pursuant to an agreed consent order. On January 9, 2008 the consent order was terminated and the case was dismissed with prejudice.
Megan Dolan - 05/29/2014
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Reporting
Defendant-type
Bank or credit provider
Discrimination-area
Housing Sales/Rental
Lending
Discrimination-basis
National origin discrimination
Race discrimination
General
Disparate Impact
Housing
National Origin/Ethnicity
Hispanic
Plaintiff Type
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Mid-America Bank, FSB
Plaintiff Description
The United States on behalf of African-American and Hispanic loan applicants.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2003 - 2008
Filed
12/30/2002
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
Additional Resources
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The Origins of Fair Lending Litigation
Date: Dec. 4, 2008
By: Andrew Nash (Washington University in St. Louis Law Student)
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Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
01/10/2008
1:02−cv−09458
FH-IL-0017-9000.pdf
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General Documents
N.D. Ill.
10/30/2002
Justice Department Announces Settlement With Mid America Bank Regarding Alleged Discrimination in Lending
FH-IL-0017-0001.pdf
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N.D. Ill.
12/30/2002
Answer
FH-IL-0017-0006.pdf
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Detail
Source: Papers of Alexander (Sandy) Ross
N.D. Ill.
12/30/2002
Proposed Consent Order
FH-IL-0017-0007.pdf
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Detail
Source: Papers of Alexander (Sandy) Ross
N.D. Ill.
12/30/2002
Complaint [ECF# 1]
FH-IL-0017-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Ill.
12/17/2007
Joint Motion to Terminate Consent Order [ECF# 9]
FH-IL-0017-0003.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Ill.
12/17/2007
Proposed Order [ECF# 9-2]
FH-IL-0017-0004.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Gottschall, Joan B.
(N.D. Ill.)
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FH-IL-0017-0004 | FH-IL-0017-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Ashcroft, John
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0002
Boyd, Ralph F. Jr.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0002
Dougherty , Burtis M.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0003 | FH-IL-0017-0007
Fitzgerald, Patrick J.
(Illinois)
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FH-IL-0017-0002 | FH-IL-0017-0003
Laser, Joan
(Illinois)
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FH-IL-0017-0002 | FH-IL-0017-0003 | FH-IL-0017-0007 | FH-IL-0017-9000
Magagna, Joan A.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0002 | FH-IL-0017-0007
Murphy, Donna M.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0003
O'Brian, Valerie R.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0007
Rosenbaum, Steven H.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0003
Seward, Jon M.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0002 | FH-IL-0017-0007
Defendant's Lawyers
McKay, Daniel C. II
(Illinois)
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FH-IL-0017-0006 | FH-IL-0017-0007
McLaughlin, James A.
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0006 | FH-IL-0017-0007 | FH-IL-0017-9000
Montana, James S. Jr.
(Illinois)
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FH-IL-0017-0006 | FH-IL-0017-0007 | FH-IL-0017-9000
Nelson, Bruce C.
(Illinois)
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FH-IL-0017-0006 | FH-IL-0017-9000
Veta, D. Jean
(District of Columbia)
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FH-IL-0017-0003 | FH-IL-0017-0006 | FH-IL-0017-0007 | FH-IL-0017-9000
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