Same-sex couples denied a mortgage nearly 75% more often than heterosexual couples: report

Same-sex couples have a much harder time securing a mortgage than heterosexual couples. That’s according to the results of an Iowa State University study of 30 million mortgages originated across the country between 1990 and 2015, Housing Wire reported. The study found that same-sex couples were 73 percent more likely to be denied a mortgage. Same-sex couples were also charged slightly higher fees. On average, their fees are 0.5 percent higher than heterosexual couples. Researchers […]

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