Newsletter, April 2021
CEI Newsletter for April, 2021 This month’s Newsletter, emailed to our subscribers, includes topics on Rent-A-Bank lending including the “fake lender” rule, the Arizona Grandparent …
Consumer Protection
Local advocacy groups call on Arizona legislators to fix lending laws
Daily Independent | By Brent Ruffner | April 9, 2021 Some local advocacy groups are calling for support of proposed laws that would help to …
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Congress to Introduce Resolution Rescinding “Fake Lender” Rule Enabling Predatory Lenders to Evade Arizona’s Interest Rate Limits
330+ groups from 50 states, District of Columbia support overturning rule that helps triple-digit interest rate loans bypass state and voter-approved interest rate caps News …
How the White House Rolled Back Financial Regulations
The New York Times | By By Emily Flitter, Jeanna Smialek and Stacy Cowley | November 6, 2020 Under President Trump, agencies have eased bans …
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Impact of race on personal finances
Consumer Action News | By Ruth Susswein | October 29, 2020 Economic inequities: The impact of systemic racism on your finances People of color—particularly Black …
The Return of Rent-a-Bank Lending is the Most Serious Threat in 20 Years to States’ Ability to Protect Their Residents From Predatory Lending
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Executive Director, Center for Economic Integrity (520) 250-4416 News Release: September 8, 2020 Tucson, AZ – The Center for Economic Integrity (CEI) …
The Fintech Debt Trap: Online lenders are preying on desperate borrowers and could trigger a new consumer financial crisis
The Intercept | By Alyssa Katz | August 30, 2020 in partnership with TypeInvestigations The economic cataclysm brought on by the coronavirus caught American consumers …
Let’s take a good look at where and who COVID-19 hits hardest
Tucson.com | By Kelly Griffith special to the Arizona Daily Star | April 25, 2020 For many decades I have been a social and economic …
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Arizona Advocates Urge Governor Ducey to Safeguard CARES Act Stimulus Funds from Creditors and Debt Collectors
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Executive Director, Center for Economic Integrity (520) 250-4416 News Release: April 15, 2020 Tucson, AZ – Arizona consumer organizations and community leaders …
Arizona Gov. Ducey must issue ‘stay-at-home’ order to slow coronavirus
The Arizona Daily Star Editorial Board | March 25, 2020 It is time for Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to do what other states have already …
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