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Mitzie Perez, a plaintiff in a lawsuit against Wells Fargo…
Jan 31, 2017/Media Coverage
Mitzie Perez, a plaintiff in a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, poses for a photo in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Perez applied for a student loan from Wells Fargo online to help cover the costs of her education at the University of California, Riverside. She had a Social Security number, license and passport, but was …
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Lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo of denying student loans to young immigrants
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
A 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 Obama. * * * The young immigrants are in the country illegally but have Social Security …
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UCR student sues Wells Fargo, saying they denied her a loan because she’s a DACA immigrant
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
A UC Riverside student sued Wells Fargo in federal court Monday, saying the bank illegally denied loans to young immigrants who have temporary legal status under an Obama-era program. UCR 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 …
Wells Fargo Hit With Bias Suit Over DACA Immigrant Loans
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
Wells Fargo NA refuses to grant loans to those currently protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in violation of anti-discrimination laws, according to federal putative class action filed Monday by a University of California, Riverside, student. The suit filed Monday in California federal court by plaintiff Mitzie Perez, a third-year …
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