Lawsuit claiming Wells Fargo illegally denied loans to DACA beneficiaries can go forward, court says
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 resident, according to the suit filed by the Los Angeles-based Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF. Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled late Thursday that the...