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Is New Really New? Financial Technology & Its Impact on Low-Income Families
Financial technology, or fintech, is changing the way that financial services are delivered. More people are turning to apps and online platforms to access banking services,...
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Car Title Lending
2019 Title Loan Legislative Resources
Title loans prey on Illinoisans with crippling interest rates as high as 360%. In 2017, more than 61,000 Illinoisans were stuck in title loans. These loans trap consumers in...
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Car Title Lending
Campaign for a 36% Cap on Title Loans Gains Wide Support
Earlier this year, we kicked off a campaign for the Fair Lending Act (SB2843), which caps interest rates on car title loans at 36%. Car title loans prey on Illinoisans...
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Consumer Protections
This Month in DC: Payday Loan Rule Survives, but Dodd-Frank Does Not
May was a big month for consumer protection laws in DC. We won a significant victory in the fight against predatory lending, but we also saw Congress roll back key provisions...
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Car Title Lending
2018 Car Title Loan Legislative Resources
Car title loans prey on Illinoisans with crippling interest rates as high as 360%. These loans trap consumers in debt they can’t repay, and cause thousands every year to...
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Car Title Lending
Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Repeal the National Payday Loan Rule
Ignoring the voices of families and communities who have worked for years for relief from the harms of predatory payday lending, a handful of members of Congress have...
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Car Title Lending
CFPB’s New Payday Rule Creates Historic Protections, but More Reforms are Needed in Illinois
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a historic, nationwide rule that reins in some of the worst abuses of payday and title lenders. The rule...
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Consumer Protections
Financial Reforms Under Attack by the New Administration
Since its enactment in 2010, the financial reform policies included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act have been under constant attack by an...
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Consumer Protections
Consumer Protection Ideas Abound at IABG Convening
Last month, the IABG coalition gathered at our #IABG2016 Partner Convening at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Our last session of the day focused on consumer...
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