April 18, 2024
Citibank has won its bid to arbitrate proposed class claims that it discriminated against customers with Armenian surnames, as a Los Angeles federal judge found Wednesday that the plaintiff agreed to arbitrate allegations like these when she became a party to her Citibank card agreement.
March 27, 2024
A California woman has urged a federal court to reject Citibank NA's motion to arbitrate her proposed class action accusing the bank of discriminating against consumers with Armenian surnames, saying it fails because it ignores a ruling in a separate case against Citibank that voided arbitration agreements that don't allow for public injunctive relief.
November 13, 2023
Citibank NA has been hit in California federal court with a proposed consumer class action tied to its recent $26 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which found that the bank had unlawfully discriminated against credit card applicants perceived as having Armenian surnames.