Legal Opinion
Cnty. of Cook v. Wells Fargo & Co.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided March 26, 2018No. 14 C 9548PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gary Feinerman, United States District Judge
County of Cook, Illinois, alleges in this suit that Wells Fargo & Co. and related entities (collectively, "Wells Fargo") issued predatory subprime mortgage loans to Cook County residents that over the years went into default and drove the mortgaged properties into foreclosure. According to the County, because the scheme was and remains concentrated in heavily minority neighborhoods, Wells Fargo has violated *979Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. , more commonly known as the Fair Housing Act ("FHA"). The court dismissed…
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