Credit Union Settles Claims of Bias Against DACA Recipients (1)

Nov. 9, 2023, 6:17 PM UTCUpdated: Nov. 9, 2023, 9:10 PM UTC

A California credit union will pay $120,000 to settle a class action that accused the company of illegally rejecting loan applicants based on citizenship status.

A class of 48 individuals who sought loans from Valley First Credit Union between June 2020 and June 1, 2022, will be eligible for payments of $2,500 each as part of a deal that received preliminary court approval Wednesday. Valley First also agreed to immediately end a practice of denying applicants based on alienage or US citizenship status alone.

Lead plaintiff Karla Ayala alleged in a lawsuit filed last year in federal district court in ...

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