#StopTheDebtTrap
On June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed new rules aimed at reducing the harmful effects of predatory lending debt traps like payday and car title loans ...
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Emerging Chapters Organize for Change
Virginia Organizing has several emerging Chapters across the state. If you live in Roanoke, the New River Valley, Lynchburg, Eastern Shore, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, or Suffolk and ...
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Praise for Federal Payday-Lending Regulations in Virginia
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. --- New national limits proposed for payday and car-title lending are winning praise from lower-income Virginians and their advocate ...
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Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center Release Virginia Lending Report and Discuss New CFPB Rules for Predatory Lending
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center, organizations that have been working to stop predatory lending practices in Virginia for many years, released a ...
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From the Mountains to the Sea: McAuliffe is Hurting People with His Energy Policies
Published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch If Gov. Terry McAuliffe lived in Virginia Beach or owned a farm in the fragile mountains of central Virginia, maybe he wouldn’t cheer so l ...
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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session
What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learnin ...
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What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learnin ...
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One by One, Virginia Organizing Connects People to Solar
We previously looked at how Virginia Organizing, a multi-issue organizing group, was able to put solar where its mouth is with the addition of solar to its office. The organizatio ...
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Debra Grant: Payday lenders prey on women, families
Published by the Virginian-Pilot I had a relative who needed to borrow $150, so I took out a payday loan to help. Every month, I would have to roll the loan over until the next mo ...
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Care for our Earth: Preventing Water Scarcity
How careful are we in our use of one of the Earth's most precious resource, water? If we were to experience a high category hurricane where our drinkable water supply would no lon ...
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