In the Matter of the Arbitration between case no. 01-20-0000-2900; Adam Veltri vs. Americor Funding, Inc.
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As public awareness of the dangers of payday loans grows, new small dollar loan programs are cropping up that promise to be more affordable. Some payday alternatives live up to that promise. Others, like payday loans, are exorbitantly expensive and have a dangerous structure that ensnares borrowers in a cycle of debt. Here are five…
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Testimony of April Kuehnhoff, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center on behalf of its low-income clients, before the Joint Financial Services Committee in support of MA S.146/H.804: An Act relative to family financial protection.
Comments in support of the Federal Reserve’s plan to develop the FedNow faster payments system.
The following comments are submitted on behalf of the National Consumer Law Center’s low-income clients. We write in response to your Notice of Public Hearing on the issue of providing access to court documents and records on the internet. We write to specifically oppose providing online access to criminal records and believe that doing so…
Electronic statements sound eco-friendly, but they are not for everyone. Bank account, credit card and mortgage statements provide important information and serve a critical consumer protection function. Consumers must have the right to receive that information in the manner that works for them. For many consumers, from those without regular broadband Internet access to the…
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Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau re: Comments in Response to Requests for Information: Consumer Access to Financial Records, Docket No. CFPB-2016-0048.
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Access to safe and affordable financial products and services is a cornerstone of financial empowerment: this access allows consumers to secure their income and build and grow their assets. However, there are almost 17 million unbanked Americans who do not have bank accounts. These consumers incur higher costs — estimated at up to $40,000 over a lifetime — by using alternative financial services, sometimes predatory, to handle their routine transactions, and often are not able to take advantage of savings and asset building opportunities.
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