Meaning Of The Word Redlining

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redlining in American English
the systematic refusal by some lending institutions or insurance companies to issue mortgage loans or insurance on property in certain neighborhoods regarded by them as deteriorating
noun: a discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, etc., refuse or limit loans, mortgages, insurance, etc., within specific geographic areas, esp. inner-city neighborhoods

redlining in British English
noun: the practice (by a bank or group of banks) of refusing a loan to a person or country because of the presumed risks involved

redlining in Finance
noun: Redlining is the bank practice of not lending in poor or minority areas.

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