Camacho et al v. Alliant Credit Union

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Case Number:

5:22-cv-01690

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Beth Labson Freeman

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  1. August 20, 2024

    Credit Union, 'Dreamers' Get Final OK To Settle Loan Bias Suit

    A California federal judge gave the final stamp of approval to a class settlement offering cash to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and other immigrants who alleged a Chicago-based credit union denied them loans due to their immigration status.

  2. April 16, 2024

    Credit Union And 'Dreamers' Get Initial OK To Settle Bias Suit

    A California federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement offering cash to individuals who accused Alliant Credit Union of denying them loans for being asylum claimants, recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or dependents of employment-based visa holders.

  3. August 30, 2023

    Credit Union And 'Dreamer' Say They Settled DACA Bias Suit

    Alliant Credit Union and a woman who claims the bank denied her a loan based on her immigration status told a California federal judge Tuesday they have reached a tentative settlement to resolve a proposed bias class action.

  4. January 11, 2023

    Judge Lets DACA Bias Suit Proceed Against Credit Union

    Alliant Credit Union must face allegations that it denied a woman a loan based on her DACA status, after a California federal judge found that the policies the financial institution leaned on in its defense do not negate civil rights statutes that guard against discrimination.

  5. November 03, 2022

    DACA Recipient Defends Discrimination Suit Against Alliant

    A woman with DACA protections has told a California federal judge that Alliant Credit Union is wrong to argue that it can use her immigration status to deny her a car loan, saying the law bars discrimination on the basis of citizenship.

  6. August 25, 2022

    Alliant Calls 'Dreamers' A Loan Risk In Bid To Nix Bias Suit

    Alliant Credit Union has pressed a California federal court to toss a lawsuit seeking to open up car loans to undocumented immigrants with Obama-era deportation protections, arguing that the uncertain residency status of "Dreamers" presents too high a risk for the five-year loans.

  7. March 17, 2022

    'Dreamer' Sues Alliant Credit Union For Loan Discrimination

    The Alliant Credit Union violated state and federal anti-discrimination laws when it denied a California woman's car loan based on her status as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient, alleges a putative class action filed Wednesday.