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OceanFirst Bank Agrees To $15M Settlement For Redlining In Middlesex County, Feds Say OceanFirst Bank Agrees To $15M Settlement For Redlining In Middlesex County, Feds Say
OceanFirst Bank Agrees To $15M Settlement For Redlining In Middlesex County, Feds Say A Jersey Shore bank will pay more than $15 million in a settlement for racially discriminatory lending practices known as redlining, authorities said. OceanFirst Bank agreed to the settlement to resolve the accusations that date back to 2018, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. The Toms River-based bank was accused of redlining in predominantly non-white neighborhoods in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties. The $15 million settlement came after the Department of Justice launched its Combating Redlining Initiative in October 2021, aiming to s…

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