The $3.8 billion Mountain America Federal Credit Union will pay a couple $10,000 to settle allegations the credit union violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied them a mortgage, according to an announcement Thursday from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

“The birth of a child, a joyous event for a family, should not become the basis for denying that family a home mortgage,” said Bryan Greene, HUD’s general deputy assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity. “HUD will continue to enforce fair housing laws to ensure that no family is denied the opportunity to buy a home because of maternity, paternity or pregnancy leave.”

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