In the early 20th century, the federal government categorized neighborhoods, based largely on race, to determine mortgage eligibility. A new site combines the maps — and their revealing backstories.

-Thanks to Johnny Finn for this addition: the project Redlining in Virginia, which uses HOLC maps of Norfolk, Richmond, and Roanoke. NARA II RG 195, Entry 39, Folder “Austin, Texas,” Box 153 ...

This also means that the famous redlining maps issued by the latter agency do not reflect how discriminatory lending was put into practice. The researchers studied over 16,000 loans in three ...

Redlining was carried out in cities big and small, with the help of local realtors and appraisers. The maps and descriptions eventually made it into the National Archives.

Most FHA maps still around from the redlining period have no color-coded grades or red lines. Instead, demographic and other data embedded in those maps “provided the tools for redlining and the ...

"When you look at the redlining maps that were created in the early 1900s and you overlay that with the lowest-income census tracts of today, they almost identically match up," says Vargas.

Redlining was made illegal by the 1968 Fair Housing Act, but its effects linger. Which is where these new maps from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition come in.

In the early 20th century, the federal government categorized neighborhoods, based largely on race, to determine mortgage eligibility. A new site combines the maps — and their revealing backstories.

In the early 20th century, the federal government categorized neighborhoods, based largely on race, to determine mortgage eligibility. A new site combines the maps — and their revealing backstories.

The project features the infamous redlining maps from the Home Owners' Loan Corporation. In the late 1930s, the HOLC "graded" neighborhoods into four categories, based in large part on their racial ...

The project features the infamous redlining maps from the Home Owners' Loan Corporation. In the late 1930s, the HOLC "graded" neighborhoods into four categories, based in large part on their ...