To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bank of America has urged Judge William P Dimitrouleas in Florida to dismiss Miami 's latest allegations of discriminatory practices , arguing that the city failed to support its claims under the Fair Housing Act . Miami claims the city engaged in traditional redlining “ by refusing to extend mortgage credit to minority borrowers in Miami on equal terms as to non - minority borrowers , ” and practiced so - called reverse racism “ by extending mortgage credit on discriminatory terms to minority borrowers in minority neighborhoods in Miami on the basis of the race or ethnicity of its residents . ”
Bank of America has urged Judge William P Dimitrouleas in Florida to dismiss Miami 's latest allegations of discriminatory practices , arguing that the city failed to support its claims under the Fair Housing Act . Miami claims the city engaged in traditional redlining “ by refusing to extend mortgage credit to minority borrowers in Miami on equal terms as to non - minority borrowers , ” and practiced so - called reverse racism “ by extending mortgage credit on discriminatory terms to minority borrowers in minority neighborhoods in Miami on the basis of the race or ethnicity of its residents . ”