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Poll: Lending Decisions Biased.(National Community Reinvestment Coalition survey)(Brief...

Thirty-five percent of those interviewed in a survey during January and February said they believe banks make decisions that are racially biased and decline loans to creditworthy applicants due to their race, religion, ethnicity or marital status. The survey of 1,258 adults was sponsored by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and conducted by Republican pollster Frank

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