The statement by Islamic Jihad, which holds at least two U.S. hostages, was accompanied by a photograph of Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, longest held of 18 Western hostages. The Treasury Department said S&Ls reject blacks for mortgage loans twice as often as they reject whites.
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The department's Office of Thrift Supervision said that doesn't necessarily mean thrifts are biased, but conceded that it doesn't have data about applicants to determine why blacks are rejected more often.
The statement by Islamic Jihad, which holds at least two U.S. hostages, was accompanied by a photograph of Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, longest held of 18 Western hostages. The Treasury Department said S&Ls reject blacks for mortgage loans twice as often as they reject whites.</s>The department's Office of Thrift Supervision said that doesn't necessarily mean thrifts are biased, but conceded that it doesn't have data about applicants to determine why blacks are rejected more often.</s>thrifts are biased