Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a settlement agreement in a claim it brought against Bank of America for discriminating against a lesbian couple applying for a federally insured mortgage loan. [ Read more → ]

WASHINGTON -- A Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Monday religious institutions receiving federal funds for housing programs will have to abide by a new HUD rule prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people. [ Read more → ]

BALTIMORE — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan officially announced on Saturday his department will make final “next week” a proposed rule to protect LGBT people against discrimination in federal housing programs. [ Read more → ]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced proposed new regulations intended to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in its core housing programs -- programs that impact 4.4 million units of housing across the country. [ Read more → ]