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Tag: Predatory Lending

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. AG Sues Online Lender for Predatory Loans to City Residents

by WI Guest Author April 6, 2021December 21, 2021

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has sued OppFi, an online financial institution accused of making predatory and deceptive loans to thousands of D.C. consumers, for unlawful lending.

Posted inColumnists

Momentum Builds in State Capitols and in D.C. to Rein in Predatory Payday Lending

by WI Guest Author March 4, 2021December 21, 2021
Courtesy of Aliman Senai via Wikimedia Commons
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Voters Prefer Payday Lending Protection, Regulators Seek Less

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2020December 21, 2021
Are Payday Loans in The Best Interests Of Black People.
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Don’t Let Predatory Lenders Rob Your Holiday Joy

by WI Guest Author November 26, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Time for CFPB to ‘Do the Right Thing’ and Enact Payday Loan Rules

by WI Guest Author August 15, 2019December 21, 2021
**FILE** Andrea Levy (R) from Queens, New York, joins other demonstrators for slave reparations on the National Mall August 17, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of blacks rallied, saying it is long past time to compensate blacks for the ills of slavery. (Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Reparations Must Include the Costs of Predatory Lending

by WI Guest Author June 6, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Financial Literacy

CFPB Denies Duty to Enforce Military Lending Act

by WI Guest Author April 11, 2019October 31, 2020
Protesters march in 2015 past one of 17 predatory lending businesses in South Dallas, Texas. (Courtesy of Paul Malbrough)
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Predatory Lending Rooted in Antebellum South: Study

by WI Guest Author April 10, 2019October 31, 2020
Are Payday Loans in The Best Interests Of Black People.
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

CFPB Moves to Support Payday Lenders During Black History Month

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2019October 31, 2020
Are Payday Loans in The Best Interests Of Black People.
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Don’t Let Small-Dollar Loans Ruin Your Holidays

by WI Guest Author December 6, 2018October 31, 2020

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