New-deal mortgage programmes benefited white borrowers disproportionately

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10850-8New data on homebuying loan records around the Second World War in the USA, linked to race and immigration status, show that Black borrowers were disproportionally e…

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10850-8

New data on homebuying loan records around the Second World War in the USA, linked to race and immigration status, show that Black borrowers were disproportionally excluded from mortgage programmes.