‘Centuries of devastation and destruction of Black lives, Black bodies, and Black communities should be met with centuries of restoration’ By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Every payday, working Americans are reminded of the multiple tax deductions that pay for government. If you’re like most people...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA News Wire Columnist) For more than a decade, civil rights organizations, labor, clergy, and consumer advocates have fought to end triple-digit interest...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In everyday life, birthdays and anniversaries of many sorts are observed and celebrated. When it comes to consumer finance, there...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will provide $32 million in relief to consumers who were caught in a maze of...
(Bloomberg) – In nearly two decades of payday lending, Charlie Hallinan stayed one step ahead of state laws while amassing a fortune — one high-interest...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Each year the many forms and products of predatory lending drain at minimum hundreds of billions of dollars from the...
NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Embracing proposed new rules aimed at payday lenders, President Barack Obama on Thursday said working families need protections...
MICHAEL VIRTANEN, Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An online company is losing Montel Williams as its celebrity pitchman in New York while agreeing to stop...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist From Christmas carols to decorations that celebrate the season, the holidays mark the time of year when families and loved...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist More than 80 members of the clergy from 22 states, representing multiple denominations, converged on Capitol Hill from November 17-19 in...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In just a few days, the debt trap at the core of small-dollar loans that come with triple digit interest rates...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist When it comes to payday and other small-dollar, high-cost loans, many think of urban areas plastered with signage and neon...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist After waiting for more than a year for a hearing on a bill that would reform how small dollar loans operate,...
[USA Today] Borrowers of high-interest payday loans often shell out more in fees than they borrow, a government watchdog says. About 62% of all payday loans...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Payday loans – the small loans that come with big fees and triple-digit annual interest rates – pose serious threats to...
