we commend trustmark for its cooperation and swiftly resolving this matter. shown truth in lending and promoting equal access to credit. we recognize that our initiative alone will not erase the full legacy of discrimination. but we will spare no resource to ensure that federal fair lending laws are vigorously enforced. and that financial institutions provide equal opportunity for every american to obtain credit. to that end, you can expect more cases like the one we are now seeing today. i will now turn the podium over to assistant attorney general clark to provide more information about the settlement with trustmark. >> okay. there you have it, attorney general merrick garland there, announcing that he is going to be harnessing the power, marshaling the resources there, doj, to combat redlining all over this country. and also lending discrimination as well. that announcement coming from the attorney general. let me turn now to trumaine lee, a friend and colleague here at msnbc but has posted wildly popular podcast and has done the practice and study of redl