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A California federal judge on Thursday allowed a proposed class of authorized immigrants allegedly denied the opportunity to apply for credit to bring a lending discrimination case against Wells Fargo & Co., asserting that they had standing to sue under a federal statute she interpreted as broadly prohibiting any kind of discrimination against credit applicants. District …

Wells Fargo Must Face Immigrant Credit Discrimination Case Read More »

Young immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo Bank because they are not permanent U.S. residents can sue the bank under a post-Civil War law barring discrimination on the basis of immigration status, a federal judge ruled. In a decision on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco rejected Wells Fargo’s argument that lenders …

Immigrants Denied Credit by Wells Fargo May Sue Bank, Judge Says Read More »

A U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 3, that a lawsuit claiming Wells Fargo illegally denied loans to young immigrants with temporary legal status can go forward. UC Riverside student Mitzie Perez sought a student loan through Wells Fargo’s website and was denied because she acknowledged that she’s not a U.S. citizen or permanent …

Lawsuit claiming Wells Fargo illegally denied loans to DACA beneficiaries can go forward, court says Read More »

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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 for Childhood Arrivals …

Wells Fargo Sued For Discriminatory Lending Practices Against Certain Immigrants Read More »

A UC Riverside student is accusing Wells Fargo of illegally denying private bank loans to young undocumented immigrants due to their citizenship status. Mitzie Perez, a third-year undergraduate student in UC Riverside, is enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a program enacted by the Obama administration that lets some young undocumented immigrants …

An Undocumented Student Was Denied A Wells Fargo Loan And Now She’s Suing Read More »

UC Riverside student Mitzie Perez sued Wells Fargo last week for denying her a private student loan because she is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. “As a result of Wells Fargo’s denial, Ms. Perez was forced to cover her entire tuition using various credit cards,” the lawsuit said. This makes it sound as …

Student aid options for unauthorized immigrants in California Read More »

Student loan debt is not something most people covet, but for Mitzie Perez, a 25-year-old university student in California, borrowing money to cover her tuition bills would be a boon. Ms. Perez is an undocumented immigrant who was illegally brought to the United States from Guatemala in 1997, when she was 5 years old. She …

Suit Challenges Denial of Education Loans to Unauthorized Immigrants Read More »

Mitzie Perez is one of the 750,000 DREAMers who are allowed to legally go to college, but their status as temporary residents leaves them with few ways to pay for tuition. They’re not eligible for federal grants or loans. And it’s widely known among DREAMers that banks are turning them down for private loans, too. …

[Video] These immigrants can go to college, but blocked from student loans Read More »

El Fondo México Americano de Defensa Legal y Educación (MALDEF) demandó este lunes a la entidad financiera Wells Fargo por supuestamente negar prestamos a solicitantes calificados indocumentados. La querella presentada 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 …

MALDEF demanda a Wells Fargo por supuestamente negar préstamos a “soñadores” Read More »