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vjp wrote 4 days ago: I was about to respond to a post about the Governor’s plan to provide loans of up to $500 to s … more →

Tags: Local, Politics, Virginia

Virginia Governor is getting state into the emergency-loan business

aarpky wrote 5 days ago: Virginia Launches State Employee Loan Program Gov. Timothy M. Kaine this morning announced a program … more →

Tags: press, Virginia, Governor Kaine, Credit Union, short term loans, Borrowing, state employees, Emergency Loans

Center for Responsible Lending releases new issue brief explaining Annual Percentage Rate and payday lending.

aarpky wrote 3 weeks ago: Interest rate disclosures allow apple-to-apple comparisons, protect free market competition New Issu … more →

Tags: Information, Consumer Protection, Center for responsible lending, annual percentage rate

More Info About Express Credit Union

familyworksseattle wrote 3 weeks ago: We’ve noticed that many people are Googling Express Credit Union and ending up on our welcome … more →

Tags: Advocacy, Hunger & Food Security, poverty, Credit Union, Express Credit Union, FamilyWorks, King County, loan alternatives, Seattle

Welcome, Express Credit Union!3 comments

familyworksseattle wrote 1 month ago:   Welcome, Express Credit Union, a credit union designed specifically to help the poor and other … more →

Tags: Advocacy, FamilyWorks News, FamilyWorks' Community, poverty, bank, Credit Union, ECU, Express Credit Union, FamilyWorks

What if we treated payday lenders like Cigarette Makers?

samsondoggie wrote 2 months ago: Cigarettes are slowly being taxed out of American way of life.  In some places it can cost more than … more →

Tags: Urban Affairs, fair lending, safety and soundness, taxes

Colbert skewers congressman over payday loan bill2 comments

Randy Wilson wrote 3 months ago: Stephen Colbert points out that Representative Louis Gutierrez (D-IL) who reversed his longstanding … more →

Tags: Recent Legislation, Consumer Protections, LinkedIn, Stephen Colbert, Louis Gutierrez

Eight Cities Selected to Participate in NLC's Bank On Cities Campaign

aarpky wrote 3 months ago: by Sarah Bainton Kahn and Laura McComas NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YE … more →

Tags: press, Consumer Protection, Center for responsible lending, Kentucky Payday Loans Check Cashing Louisville Metro Co, Kentucky, National League City, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute)

Usury Country: Payday Loans Pushing Millions of Middle Class Americans Deeper into Debt

aarpky wrote 3 months ago: Lawmakers and public officials in California, Ohio, South Carolina, Missouri, Washington and other s … more →

Tags: press, Consumer Protection, Center for responsible lending, Ginna Green

Only in South Carolina5 comments

schotline wrote 4 months ago: By Jeffrey Sewell – Editor-At-Large Just this week, new unemployment numbers came out showing … more →

Tags: SC Politics, Jeffrey Sewell, Jobs, News, Politics, South Carolina

Is Help on the Way For Consumers?

Eric wrote 5 months ago: Now that Obama has become our 44th president, a feeling of excitement has infused the nation. He is … more →

Tags: consumer, consumer law, Politics, class-action, jury, National Bank Act, Waiver

Current Issues in Credit Unions Episode 29.

Rob Rutkowski wrote 10 months ago: This month Charlie Williams from Blaylack and Williams is our guest.  Faith is off this month but Ha … more →

Tags: Current Issues in Credit Unions, Compliance, Contract Negotiation, HR

COHHIO Raises Awareness About Payday Lenders

streetvibes wrote 10 months ago: Payday lenders are circulating petitions that are misleading voters into signing their petition.  Th … more →

Tags: COHHIO, Yes on Issue 5

Sub prime lending, payday lenders, and privilege pay overdraft protection?1 comment

Christian Mullins wrote 12 months ago: By Christian Mullins I had never thought much of privilege pay overdraft protection, or courtesy pay … more →

Tags: Banking, Credit Union, Lending, Fee, courtesy pay, bank, federal reserve, overdraft protection, overdraft

Executive Summary 16 July 2008

Christian Mullins wrote 1 year ago: By Christian Mullins Executive Summary: New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed a bill into law tha … more →

Tags: bank, Business, Credit Union, Executive, Executive Summary, Finance, New Hampshire, News, predatory lending

Bauer, McMaster building war chests1 comment

John Vierdsen wrote 1 year ago: Jim Crotty/calmphotos.com Originally uploaded by johnvierdsen The long road to 2010 is underway, a … more →

Tags: Politics, Andre Bauer, Brad Henry, Election '10, Henry McMaster, Republicans, Scott Reed, South Carolina Republican Party, Unions

What 'service' means to us

american1fcu wrote 1 year ago: We in the credit union world are not big fans of so-called “pay-day lenders” – tho … more →

Tags: Community, Personal Finance, credit, Credit Union, Free, payday lenders, Grace, Cash Advance, Service

SCHOTLINE EXCLUSIVE: “JOURNALISTIC BLACKMAIL” AT THE STATE NEWSPAPER21 comments

schotline wrote 1 year ago: By Jeffrey Sewell SCHotline has exclusively obtained copies of communications between the marketing … more →

Tags: SC Politics, Advance America, Ethical Scandal, JOURNALISTIC BLACKMAIL, SCHotline.com, The State Newspaper

Closings begin for payday lenders

John wrote 1 year ago: One day after the Ohio Senate approved a bill that would end payday loans as they currently exist, C … more →

Tags: Business, recession, Depression, Dollar, federal reserve, poverty, Amscot, Cash Advance, usury


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