Minority and poorer neighborhoods
Of its loans, 83.7% were in neighborhoods where most residents belong to minority groups, against 21.7% at similar lenders (independent non-banks making between half and twice as many loans). Its share in poorer neighborhoods (low- and moderate-income, or LMI, tracts) was 29.8%, against 18.1%. Both may reflect where it lends: just 15 counties, mostly in California.