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Acusan a Wells Fargo de discriminación a beneficiarios de DACA por negarles créditos estudiantiles
Jan 31, 2017 /Media Coverage
Mitzie Pérez, de 25 años, solicitó en la web de Wells Fargo un crédito para pagar la última parte de sus estudios de Género en la Universidad de California, Riverside. Introdujo sus datos, detalló sus estudios y respondió a la pregunta de si era ciudadana o residente permanente. El email de respuesta decía: “Basado en …
Lawsuit Claims Wells Fargo Denied Student Loans to ‘Dreamer’ Immigrants
Jan 31, 2017/Media Coverage
Wells Fargo is under new pressure this week after a federal lawsuit was filed Monday accusing the bank of denying loans for immigrants who live, work and study in the U.S. legally. The Associated Press reports that the suit, filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) in Los Angeles, claims that …
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Legal Immigrants Sue Wells Fargo for College Loans
Jan 31, 2017/Media Coverage
With U.S. discrimination against immigrants making world news Monday, noncitizen college students filed a federal class action against Wells Fargo bank, accusing it of refusing them student loans though they are legally in the United States. Mitzie Perez is one of roughly 665,000 residents of the United States who has been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, …
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Wells Fargo sued by DACA student for alleged loan discrimination
Jan 31, 2017/Media Coverage
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 the …
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