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Ameris Bank mortgage officer Tamonica Mike outlines the Ameris Choice program in front of more than 75 people inside Somerset Academy in the Highlands community during a March 14, 2024 community meeting. Ameris Bank introduced the Ameris Choice program in January as part of a consent order the bank agreed to with the U.S. Department of Justice following the latter's acusation the bank redlined in Black and Hispanic communities in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 21, 2024

$20k for homebuyers up for grabs under Ameris redlining settlement 

More than 300 Jacksonville area families are going to receive $20,000 apiece as part of a regional bank’s settlement with…

By Will Brown

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The Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville. | The Tributary
November 8, 2023

Judge accepts settlement in Jacksonville redlining case

The U.S. Justice Department claimed that Ameris Bank discriminated against Black and Hispanic home seekers in Jacksonville.…

By Charlie McGee - The Tributary

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland came to Jacksonville in October to announce a settlement with Ameris Bank over redlining. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 2, 2023

Judge pauses deal in Jacksonville redlining case

U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard rejected a settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Ameris Bank.…

By Charlie McGee - The Tributary

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Jacksonville on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 19, 2023

Ameris Bank cited for blocking Black and Hispanic borrowers in Jacksonville

The U.S. Justice Department says the bank denied or discouraged home loan applications in mostly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.…

By Will Brown

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Hogans Creek is a 2.6-mile tidal creek that is prone to flooding, partially due to a culvert constructed as a part of the Union Street Expressway project during the 1950s. | Daniel Herbin
September 6, 2022

OPINION | Jax should apply for the Reconnecting Communities grant

The new federal Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program offers cities funding for projects that restore neighborhoods split and disrupted by highways…

By Bill Delaney

Redlining

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