Counties’ FHA Claims In Predatory Lending Suit Dismissed With Leave To Amend

Mealey's (March 24, 2022, 1:32 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A federal judge in Georgia on March 22 dismissed claims brought by three Georgia counties in a predatory and discriminatory lending lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Co. and several related entities, ruling that the counties failed to sufficiently plead facts showing that their claims were either brought within the two-year statute of limitations period for violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) or that the continuing violations doctrine applied to those claims....