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Outten & Golden LLP: Court Rules Wells Fargo Lending Discrimination Lawsuit Can Proceed
Aug 10, 2017/Press Release
A California federal court ruled that a lawsuit alleging Wells Fargo illegally denied qualified college students and other applicants loans because of their citizenship or immigration status can go forward, Outten & Golden LLP and co-counsel said today. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney of Northern District of California ruled that the plaintiffs can pursue …
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Wells Fargo Must Face Immigrant Credit Discrimination Case
Aug 7, 2017/Media Coverage
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 …
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Immigrants Denied Credit by Wells Fargo May Sue Bank, Judge Says
Aug 7, 2017/Media Coverage
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 …
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Lawsuit claiming Wells Fargo illegally denied loans to DACA beneficiaries can go forward, court says
Aug 4, 2017/Media Coverage
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 …