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Covenant Program Under Fire | Seattle News
Washington’s Covenant Homeownership Program, launched in 2024, aims to undo decades of housing discrimination by offering zero-interest loans to descendants of redlining victims — helping them buy homes with down payments and closing costs. Over 1,500 families have already benefited, seen as a vital step toward racial equity in homeownership. But the program’s very existence has sparked controversy: a nonprofit sued it immediately, calling it discriminatory, and HUD has now launched a formal investigation into its legality. This bold experiment now walks a tightrope between justice and legal…
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