Abstract

Banks targeted by hedge fund activism reduces racial disparities in mortgage approval rates and interest rates. However, racial differences in mortgage foreclosure rates do not change, suggesting that the effect is not driven by changes in risk or risk preferences. We find that target banks experience more turnovers of mortgage officers and open new bank branches to address the lending discrimination problem.

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