{"id":4069,"date":"2026-06-29T09:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicintegrity.org\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:09:39","slug":"national-coalition-launches-to-confront-big-tech-backed-payday-lending-disguised-as-earned-wage-access-as-congressional-republicans-advance-industry-giveawaycopy-of-earned-wage-payd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicintegrity.org\/?p=4069","title":{"rendered":"National Coalition Launches to Confront Big Tech-Backed Payday Lending Disguised as \u201cEarned Wage Access,\u201d as Congressional Republicans Advance Industry Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<i class=\"fas fa-newspaper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neweconomyproject.org\/2026\/06\/national-coalition-launches-to-confront-big-tech-backed-payday-lending-disguised-as-earned-wage-access-as-congressional-republicans-advance-industry-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Press Release<\/a> | New Economy Project, <span class=\"submitted-date\">June 29, 2026<\/span>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Maren Hurley-Matz, New Economy Project, maren@neweconomyproject.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cEWA apps make payday loans. Arizona voters have already said no to payday lending because it is a loan product intentionally designed to trap working families in endless debt. No means no,\u201d said <strong>Kelly Griffith, Executive Director of the Southwest Center for Economic Integrity. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>&#8220;Stop Taking Our Pay\u201d Coalition unites groups from 21 states where payday lending is illegal to oppose federal bill that would shield payday loan apps from state laws<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, two dozen community, labor, and faith-based organizations, along with community development credit unions, from 21 states where payday lending is categorically illegal announced the launch of the Stop Taking Our Pay (STOP) Coalition to confront so-called \u201cearned wage access\u201d (EWA) payday loans. The coalition is taking aim at the rapidly expanding EWA industry, which has drained billions of dollars in predatory fees from workers\u2019 paychecks in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as the House Financial Services Committee is set to vote on the so-called Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 9330) Tuesday. Despite its name, the bill would do the opposite: create a federal safe harbor for EWA payday lenders and strip states of their ability to regulate these products under their own lending, usury, and consumer protection laws. Alarmingly, the bill would allow EWA companies to sidestep state usury laws, which cap interest rates and effectively ban payday lending in 21 states and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;continued&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neweconomyproject.org\/2026\/06\/national-coalition-launches-to-confront-big-tech-backed-payday-lending-disguised-as-earned-wage-access-as-congressional-republicans-advance-industry-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release | New Economy Project, June 29, 2026 Contact: Maren Hurley-Matz, New Economy Project, maren@neweconomyproject.org \u201cEWA apps make payday loans. 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