‘Dreamer’ student sues Wells Fargo for discrimination
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 alleged policy violates federal civil rights law, California civil rights law and California’s unfair business practices law. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Mitzie Perez, a junior at the University of California, Riverside, and the California...