SECTION 296-A
Unlawful discriminatory practices in relation to credit
Executive (EXC) CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 15
§ 296-a. Unlawful discriminatory practices in relation to credit. 1.
It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any creditor or any
officer, agent or employee thereof:
a. In the case of applications for credit with respect to the
purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or
maintenance of any housing accommodation, land or commercial space to
discriminate against any such applicant because of the race, creed,
color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, age, sex,
marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, disability, or
familial status of such applicant or applicants or any member,
stockholder, director, officer or employee of such applicant or
applicants, or of the prospective occupants or tenants of such housing
accommodation, land or commercial space, in the granting, withholding,
extending or renewing, or in the fixing of the rates, terms or
conditions of, any such credit;
b. To discriminate in the granting, withholding, extending or
renewing, or in the fixing of the rates, terms or conditions of, any
form of credit, on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin,
citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, military status, age, sex, marital status, status as a
victim of domestic violence, disability, or familial status;