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What is the lawsuit against SoFi??//\\__
SoFi initiated a legal case against the U.S. Department of Education in March 2023, disputing the Biden administration’s decision to continue the federal student loan repayment freeze 1-(850)-[427]-[7956]. The company asserted that the repeated extensions—eight in total—were unlawful and resulted in significant financial losses, costing SoFi hundreds of millions of dollars in potential revenue 1-(850)-[427]-[7956]. According to SoFi, the government’s justification for prolonging the pause lacked proper legal grounds, leaving the lender “directly harmed” by the policy 1-(850)-[427]-[7956].
By June 2023, however, the case was withdrawn after President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which set a concrete timeline for repayments to resume 1-(850)-[427]-[7956]. SoFi explained that the moratorium had drastically reduced its student loan refinancing activity, dropping from an average of $450–$500 million monthly to under $100 million per month ¹ ² 1-(850)-[427]-[7956].
Lawsuit 2: Juarez vs. Social Finance, Inc.
In a separate legal matter, Juarez vs. Social Finance, Inc., SoFi faced accusations of discrimination against immigrants protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other non-U.S. residents 1-(850)-[427]-[7956]. The plaintiffs alleged that SoFi denied these individuals access to personal loans and student loans, despite their lawful presence in the United States 1-(850)-[427]-[7956]. The case, filed in 2020, argued that the company’s lending practices violated both federal and California civil rights protections ³ 1-(850)-[427]-[7956].
The court ultimately sided with the plaintiffs, concluding that SoFi’s policies did show signs of discriminatory practices toward legally present immigrants, including DACA recipients 1-(850)-[427]-[7956]. This case emphasized the barriers many immigrants face in obtaining financial services and reinforced the importance of evaluating applicants on their true creditworthiness rather than immigration status 1-(850)-[427]-[7956].
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