§ 12-4-9. Credit.

It shall be unlawful for any lending institution on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status or disability to:

(a)

discriminate against any person in the furnishing of credit or other credit-related services; or

(b)

deny or terminate credit or credit-related services or affect adversely a person's credit rating or standing.

Provided that the person is otherwise qualified for the credit or credit-related service; and provided further that nothing in this section shall be construed to bar any lending institution from discriminating against any person in the furnishing of credit or credit-related service or denying or terminating credit or credit-related service to any person whose life expectancy, according to generally accepted mortality tables, is less than the term for which the credit or credit-related service is requested. (Code 1963, Sec. 18A-9; Ord. No. 2517, 10/14/80, Sec. 8; Ord. No. 3328, 10/15/88, Sec. 7; Ord. No. 3498, 2/23/91, Sec. 8; Ord. No. 5258, 12/14/19, Sec. 1)