A college student and a Latino civil rights group sued Wells Fargo & Co. in federal court in San Francisco for allegedly denying student loans to young immigrants who have deportation deferments. The lawsuit claims the bank “outright refuses to extend loans to individuals who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.” It charges that …
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A Latino legal and civil rights organization is suing one of the nation’s biggest lenders, alleging it denied loans to qualified applicants based on their immigration status. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and the law firm Outten & Golden LLP filed the federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo. In a press release announcing the …
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A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama. * * * The young immigrants have Social Security numbers and documents that …
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El Fondo México Americano de Defensa Legal y Educación (MALDEF) demandó hoy a la entidad financiera Wells Fargo por supuestamente negar prestamos a solicitantes calificados indocumentados. La querella presentada hoy en una corte federal de San Francisco, alega que el banco violó las leyes que prohíben la discriminación en la prestación de servicios basada en …
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After Mitzie Perez filled out a preliminary form online to inquire about a student loan from Wells Fargo last summer, a message flashed across the screen saying the bank had no options for her. “This could be due to the school you selected, your field of study, and/or your citizenship status,” the bank’s website said. …
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Los Ángeles, 30 ene (EFEUSA).- El Fondo México Americano de Defensa Legal y Educación (MALDEF) demandó hoy a la entidad financiera Wells Fargo por supuestamente negar prestamos a solicitantes calificados indocumentados. La querella presentada hoy en una corte federal de San Francisco, alega que el banco violó las leyes que prohíben la discriminación en la …
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch CEO Brian Moynihan and Wells Fargo’s Chief Administrative Officer, Hope Hardison, on Monday joined their Wall Street peers in responding to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. Trump on Friday signed an executive order barring people from seven majority-Muslim countries — Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — from …
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A federal lawsuit accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama. The suit filed Monday in San Francisco says the young immigrants in the country illegally have …
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Wells Fargo & Co. illegally denied qualified applicants, including a college student, loans because of their immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday. The suit, brought by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Outten & Golden LLP on behalf of a college student who was granted Deferred Action …
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