^^ There was pressure from the government to raise home ownership in minorities and some would argue that this lead to lenders giving out loans to people who wouldn't have gotten a loan otherwise. It's not really the case of "big brother hates blacks", but most likely personal bias or prejudice or racism of the individual salesman, or lack of proper regulations and groups like ACORN are pushing for reform. As a borrower, you need to be smart about your borrowing practices, otherwise you get conned.
The thing is, however, that even though they had the same credit score and the same income and the same other qualifications as other people (who probably shouldn't have gotten loans either), African Americans had loans with either higher interest rates or worse conditions. That's why the NAACP is suing the banks.
Oh, and, I never said it was the case of "big brother" hates blacks. Even if it was personal bias or prejudice, that doesn't go against my point.