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Landmark Settlement Reached in Lending Discrimination Class-Action Cases Brought By DACA Recipients Against Wells Fargo

SAN FRANCISCO –  Wells Fargo Bank will pay up to $19.6 million and change its lending policies as part of settling two class-action lawsuits brought by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients whose applications for a variety of consumer loans and credit cards were allegedly denied by the bank because they were not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

MALDEF AND HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE REACH CONFIDENTIAL RESOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

LOS ANGELES   – On October 30, 2019, Carlos Abanto Shinno, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).  The suit alleged that Abanto Shinno was denied the opportunity to compete for an employment position at HPE because he is a DACA recipient and because of his national-origin.