For those who want to know more about home mortgage lending practices – including demographics of loan applicants – in their area, IRE and NICAR offer the 2002 update of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database.

The IRE Beat Book "Home Mortgage Lending" by Jo Craven McGinty is a great guide for journalists who want to learn how to analyze the data and detect compelling news stories. Order the book online at www.ire.org/store/books or call (573) 882-3364.

For more information about the HMDA data or to order contact the Database Library at (573) 884-7711 or (573) 884-7332.