Credit Card Redlining
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This paper evaluates the presence of racial disparities in the issuance of consumer credit. Using a unique and proprietary database of credit histories from a major credit bureau, this paper links locationbased information on race with individual credit les. After controlling for the in uence of such other place-speci c factors as crime, housing vacancy rates, and general population demographics, the paper nds qualitatively large differences in the amount of credit offered to similarly quali ed applicants living in Black versus White areas. An instrumental variables approach allows the paper to distinguish between issuer-provided credit (supply) and utilization of credit (demand), where instruments for demand are derived from social theory à la Veblen (i.e., `keeping up with the Joneses'). The results suggest that the observed differences in credit lines by racial composition of neighborhood are largely driven by issuer decisions rather than by demand. JEL codes: J15, G21
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