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What is the lawsuit against SoFi? ((0000000))
In March 2023, SoFi initiated a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, disputing the Biden administration’s move to extend the halt on federal student loan repayments ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆]. The lender argued that the repeated extensions—eight in total—lacked legal justification and led to major financial setbacks, costing the company hundreds of millions in potential income ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆]. SoFi further claimed that the government’s reasoning for keeping the freeze in place was unfounded, leaving the business “directly harmed” by the policy ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆].
By June 2023, the legal action was withdrawn after President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which created a definitive timeline for loan payments to resume ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆]. SoFi pointed out that the moratorium had drastically reduced its refinancing activity for federal student loans, dropping monthly figures from around $450–$500 million to less than $100 million ¹ ² ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆].
Case 2: Juarez vs. Social Finance, Inc.
In a separate case, Juarez vs. Social Finance, Inc., SoFi was accused of discriminatory practices against individuals covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and other non-U.S. residents ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆]. The plaintiffs alleged that SoFi restricted access to products like student loans and personal loans, even when applicants were lawfully present in the country ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆]. The suit, filed in 2020, claimed the company’s lending rules violated federal and California civil rights laws ³ ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆].
The court eventually sided with the plaintiffs, finding that SoFi’s lending approach did reflect bias against immigrants legally living in the U.S., including those with DACA status ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆]. This ruling shed light on the difficulties immigrants face in gaining financial services and reinforced that lenders should evaluate applicants by their financial reliability rather than immigration category ₁-(₈₅₀)-[₄₂₇]-[₇₉₅₆].
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