Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 3605 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 3605 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 90-284, title VIII, Sec. 805, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 83;
Pub. L. 93-383, title VIII, Sec. 808(b)(2), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat.
729; Pub. L. 100-430, Sec. 6(c), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1622.)
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Pub. L. 100-430 amended section generally. Prior to
amendment, section read as follows: "After December 31, 1968, it
shall be unlawful for any bank, building and loan association,
insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or
enterprise whose business consists in whole or in part in the
making of commercial real estate loans, to deny a loan or other
financial assistance to a person applying therefor for the purpose
of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a
dwelling, or to discriminate against him in the fixing of the
amount, interest rate, duration, or other terms or conditions of
such loan or other financial assistance, because of the race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin of such person or of any
person associated with him in connection with such loan or other
financial assistance or the purposes of such loan or other
financial assistance, or of the present or prospective owners,
lessees, tenants, or occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in
relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be
made or given: Provided, That nothing contained in this section
shall impair the scope or effectiveness of the exception contained
in section 3603(b) of this title."
1974 - Pub. L. 93-383 inserted ", sex" after "religion".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-430 effective on 180th day beginning
after Sept. 13, 1988, see section 13(a) of Pub. L. 100-430, set out
as a note under section 3601 of this title.