In re Wells Fargo Mortgage Discrimination Litigation

  1. September 19, 2024

    Wells Fargo Judge Says NDA Isn't A 'Gag' In Loan Bias Case

    A California federal judge on Thursday challenged Wells Fargo's arguments seeking to prevent a former underwriter from testifying as an expert in a proposed class action claiming the bank discriminated against non-white borrowers, saying a confidentiality agreement the ex-employee purportedly signed couldn't be used as a "gag" to silence him.

  2. June 12, 2024

    The Loan Discrimination Suits Notching Through Fed. Courts

    Lawsuits over loan discrimination and the fallout faced by minority borrowers are being litigated in federal courts across the country, with banks, developers and the federal government facing claims.

  3. May 24, 2024

    Wells Fargo Opposes Class Cert. In Race Lending Bias Suit

    Wells Fargo urged a California federal judge to reject a class certification request from a group of plaintiffs claiming the bank offered non-white borrowers loans with higher interest rates and worse terms, while also applying more scrutiny to their applications.

  4. April 26, 2024

    Wells Fargo Clients Seek Class Cert. In Race Bias Suit

    Mortgage applicants accusing Wells Fargo of discriminating against borrowers from racial minorities with higher interest rates, worse terms and more scrutiny than white clients have asked a California federal judge to approve their class.

  5. September 12, 2022

    Wells Fargo Tells Counsel In Lending Bias Suit To Wait

    Wells Fargo urged a California federal court not to tap two civil rights firms as interim lead counsel in a proposed class action alleging discriminatory lending practices, arguing that the court first needs to decide whether to consolidate similar cases against the banking giant.

  6. June 13, 2022

    Wells Fargo Hits Back At Racist Lending Practices Claims

    Wells Fargo has denied maintaining discriminatory lending practices in an answer to a proposed class action in California federal court led by civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

  7. February 18, 2022

    Proposed Class Targets Wells Fargo For Race Bias In Lending

    A Georgia man hit Wells Fargo with a proposed class action Thursday, accusing the bank of discriminating against home mortgage applicants on the basis of race by offering Black applicants worse terms than their white counterparts.