April 29, 2026
A Texas federal judge formally closed a Biden-era lawsuit alleging reverse redlining in a Houston-area development after the U.S. Department of Justice reached a $68 million deal that he says is untethered to the complaint and risks harm to the people claimed to be affected.
April 10, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday said it will move forward with a $68 million settlement reached with land developer Colony Ridge Development LLC without seeking court oversight after a Texas federal judge raised concerns about the deal.
March 24, 2026
Houston-area developer Colony Ridge told a Texas federal court that allegations underpinning a $68 million settlement with federal and state regulators would have faced "serious headwinds" at trial, pushing back on housing nonprofits' criticism of the deal resolving Biden-era fair lending claims against it.
March 06, 2026
A Texas federal judge told an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday that he has "serious questions regarding the nature" of a proposed $68 million settlement the agency and the state of Texas reached with Colony Ridge Development.
March 04, 2026
Public interest groups are urging a Texas federal judge to reject the Trump administration's proposed settlement of a Biden-era predatory lending case against a Houston-area developer, arguing it would improperly bankroll immigration enforcement while stiffing harmed borrowers.
February 10, 2026
Houston-area developer Colony Ridge will pay $68 million to settle with the U.S. government and state of Texas over claims that it targeted Hispanic consumers with predatory land sales and financing, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
April 29, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Houston-based real estate developer asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to pause the bureau's reverse redlining suit so they can engage in mediation to resolve the case.
October 02, 2024
A Texas real estate developer that recently lost a bid to exit a lending discrimination suit brought by the U.S. government and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has moved to begin a Fifth Circuit appeal, arguing the "novelty" of the case's reverse redlining theory warrants immediate appellate review.
September 16, 2024
A federal judge on Friday gave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 30 days to amend its predatory lending lawsuit against a Texas mortgage company and a Houston-area real estate developer and lender, dismissing for now the government's claims that the mortgage company intentionally targets Hispanic consumers.
August 09, 2024
A Texas mortgage company pushed Friday to be released from a lawsuit accusing a Houston-area real estate developer and lender of predatory lending practices, telling a federal judge that it never met with the Hispanic consumers allegedly preyed on through the scheme and that the company was "just doing paperwork."