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The Markup’s Work Cited in Effort to Outlaw Discriminatory Algorithms
Investigation on tenant screening used to illustrate needed reforms
Malena Carollo
Investigative Reporter
Malena Carollo writes stories that expose broken systems and wrongdoing.
Malena’s work prompted an investigation by the Florida Attorney General’s office, highlighted a state-sanctioned loan program saddling homeowners with significant debt, and showed that the state’s largest power company was among the deadliest for customers.
She earned her master’s degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied investigative and data reporting and practical digital security.
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Legislators, Regulators Call for Additional Scrutiny of Mortgage-Lending Industry After Markup Investigation Finds Disparities
Minnesota attorney general warns lenders: Don’t be surprised if you’re investigated
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Federal Agency Recommends Changes in Tenant Screening, Citing Investigation by The Markup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advised screening agencies to stop error-prone practice
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Senator Calls for Review of Powerful Tenant Screening Industry
The move comes after a Markup and New York Times series revealed screening agencies relying on faulty information to deny people homes
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Markup Investigation Cited by Officials in Announcing New Mortgage Discrimination Enforcement
The multi-agency effort will target redlining—including digital redlining through black-box algorithms
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Vaccine cards don’t actually contain very much sensitive information, but you can protect it nonetheless
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Dozens of Mortgage Lenders Showed Significant Disparities. Here Are the Worst
Mortgage companies affiliated with the nation’s three largest home builders were at least twice as likely to deny applicants of color as similar White borrowers