Women standing under Mary Chisholm Painter Arch in black and white photo from the 1930s
Women standing under Mary Chisholm Painter Arch in the 1930s.

Med’s Adam Perzynski and Kristen Berg discuss their new research analyzing decisions made by Ohio’s loan officers in the 1930s

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Cleveland SceneAdam Perzynski, associate professor of medicine and sociology, and Kristen Berg, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, discussed their new research analyzing the decisions made by Ohio’s loan officers, appraisers and real-estate professionals for mortgage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups in the 1930s.