Before the bottom fell out of the sub-prime lending market, Coleen Colombo, Isabel Guajardo, Linda Howard-James, Cheryl McNeil, Michelle Seymour and Sylvia Vega-Sutfin were highly paid and successful employees of BNC Mortgage, Inc.'s Sacramento branch. The women complained to their BNC superiors about fraudulent lending practices. BNC management told them "don't worry about qualifications, just write loans." After the fraud complaints, management retaliated. Each of the women was subjected to harassment designed to force them to quit. An account manager sexually harassed the women. When they complained, the branch manager laughed it off. Eventually, all six women resigned rather than subject themselves to further harassment.

In a September 26, 2007 ruling by California's Third Appellate District, these employees of BNC Mortgage, Inc., who were forced to resign after reporting fraudulent mortgage lending practices, have won the right to sue the company in court and have their cases heard by a jury.

Kudos to these brave women They have a long road ahead through the Court process but they have the support of many women who have dealt with many of these same issues.