By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press
Predatory mortgage loans that target black home buyers can amount to housing discrimination under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, a state appeals court ruled Friday.
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel said the state Human Relations Commission had the authority to issue $185,000 in embarrassment and humiliation damages but said $700,000 in actual damages must be recalculated. It also upheld a $25,000 civil penalty.
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