A proposed rule from HUD would make it harder to hold people accountable for subtler forms of discrimination. Source: NYT > Business – Emily Badger
A $1 Million Penalty Brings Record Nursing Home Default Near an End
The financial failure of the Rosewood Care Centers underscored gaps in the oversight of a program that insures $20 billion in mortgages to more than 2,300 nursing homes. Source: NYT > Business – Matthew Goldstein
Dozens of Nursing Homes With HUD-Backed Mortgages Have ‘Serious Deficiencies’
A list of the most troubled nursing homes in the country includes 74 with mortgages insured by a federal government agency that stopped inspecting such homes several years ago. Source: NYT > Business – Matthew Goldstein and Robert Gebeloff
Savings Accounts for Disabled Americans Catch On, but Slowly
Advocates say the state-based accounts, which let disabled people work and save money without risking the loss of government aid, could help millions of people. Source: NYT > Business – Ann Carrns
A Nursing Home Chain’s Collapse Leaves the Government on the Hook
The failure of the Rosewood Care Centers is the biggest default in the history of a little-known program that underpins 15 percent of the nation’s nursing homes. Source: NYT > Business – Matthew Goldstein
Facebook Engages in Housing Discrimination With Its Ad Practices, U.S. Says
The Department of Housing and Urban Development sued the company for violating the federal Fair Housing Act by limiting who sees ads based on characteristics like race, religion and national origin. Source: NYT > Business – KATIE BENNER, GLENN THRUSH and MIKE ISAAC