Mortgage hearing today in Roxbury

US Representative Barney Frank has scheduled a hearing this morning at Roxbury Community College to discuss patterns of mortgage lending in the Greater Boston area.

Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, is the chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services.

According to Frank's office, the hearing will focus on mortgage lending disparities in the Boston area, including data that reveal that black and Latino borrowers were much more likely than whites or Asians in this area to receive higher priced loans.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)