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Student aid options for unauthorized immigrants in California

Feb 9, 2017/Media Coverage

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 …

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Suit Challenges Denial of Education Loans to Unauthorized Immigrants

Feb 5, 2017 /Media Coverage

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 …

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

Feb 2, 2017/Media Coverage

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. …

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

Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage

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 …

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