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Closing costs all over the map, study finds (San Francisco Chronicle)

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Anew study finds that closing costs on home loans vary widely and that African Americans, Latinos and people in neighborhoods with fewer college graduates tend to pay more. So do people who got their loans through mortgage brokers instead of directly from a...

Fewer blacks receive end-of-life hospice care

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African Americans are less likely than whites to receive end-of-life care from a hospice program, particularly for diseases other than cancer, a new study suggests.

ACORN study: Loan disparities found in valley

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Latinos and African-Americans who bought homes or refinanced mortgages in the San Jose metropolitan area last year were much more likely than white borrowers to get subprime loans, according to a study scheduled for release today.

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