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U.S. Department of Justice

Also known as United States Department of Justice, Department of Justice, DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice brought the 2019 fair-lending case involving First Merchants Bank.

Its case summary records the allegations and court-approved settlement. A later bank filing reports termination of that agreement in December 2022.

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