Highlight Why every American should want a strong CFPB December 6, Los Angeles Times If you have — or ever want to have — a bank account, credit card, debit card, car loan, student loan, home loan, payday loan, credit report or any other financial product of any type, or if you were harmed in any way by the 2008 …
Payday News January 13
Highlight January 13, The Register-Guard: Protecting the little guy This editorial out of Oregon outlines the threats against the CFPB, mentions its action against payday lenders and supports its independence. Top Stories January 12, Huffington Post: Trump Moves Closer To Gutting Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Watchdog Ben Walsh and Ryan Grim report that Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said that Trump is considering appointing …
Payday Reform News: August 19-26
August 19, Progressive Pulse, NC POLICY WATCH: Today’s “must read”: How a progressive stance on one issue is saving NC residents more than $450 million per year This blog post summarizes CRL’s research showing that state’s without payday lending save $2.2 billion per year. Evidence from CRL and others shows that borrowers in these states find alternatives that are cheaper, …
Payday News, week of January 29, 2016
January 28, 2016 ChristianToday Iowa: Catholics and evangelicals unite to put payday loans on agenda Evangelicals and Catholics have united in an effort to put payday lending on the agenda ahead of the Iowa caucus, according to the Catholic News Service. For more coverage: CatholicPhilly.com|Iowa caucuses, lawmakers getting payday lending issue on their radar January 29, 2016 Public News Service …