Feds launch probe into Washington program to redress housing discrimination
Washington’s program offering no-interest home loans to residents harmed by historical discrimination has landed in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday it was investigating the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, which runs the Covenant Homeownership Program.
The state Legislature created the program in 2023 to address generations of racial housing discrimination by offering loans of up to 20% of the cost of a home to help pay for down payments and closing expenses. The maximum state assistance is $150,000.
It serves descendants of people who lived in the state before April 1968 and who were part of a racial group harmed by housing discrimination, like racial covenants. Those eligible include first-time homebuyers who are Black, Hispanic, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Korean or Indian.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/25/feds-launch-probe-into-washington-program-to-redress-housing-discrimination/
If it doesn't help white billionaires Trump feels it's discriminatory.