Consumer, Civil Rights, Faith, and Community Groups Urge Regulators and Banks to Avoid a Return to Trapping Consumers in Debt

Consumer, civil rights, faith, and community groups are urging the FDIC Chair in this letter to keep in place the agency’s guidance urging banks to not sell these toxic loan products, which are harmful to consumers, banks’ reputation, and its safety and soundness. The coalition’s letter also calls for the FDIC to ensure small dollar installment loans are capped at 36% or less and to prevent bank partnerships that evade state interest rate limits.

Download the full letter.