Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Half of Online Payday Borrowers Rack Up an Average of $185 In Bank Penalties
Published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report that found that attempts by online l ...
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Care for Our Earth: Clean Power Plan
Virginia is currently working on an important piece of policy, the Clean Power Plan, that could have a large positive impact on the state's economy, public health, and environment ...
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Prevent a Shark Attack by Avoiding Predatory Loans
Published in The Washington Post Sharks get a bad rap. Don’t get me wrong. It’s absolutely tragic whenever a swimmer or surfer is bitten or killed. But sharks are just doing what ...
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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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Virginia Organizing at the CFPB Hearings
On April 7, 2016, Virginia Organizing leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Virginia Or ...
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Elected Leaders Should Keep Their Word
Published on Blue Virginia Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring made a promise to constituents in October 2015 that we’d like him to keep. Back in October, the Attorney General ...
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Do you support clean energy?
On Saturday, April 2, a diverse group of Virginians got together in 12 different locations to ask Governor Terry McAuliffe to create a BOLD and STRONG Clean Power Plan for Virgini ...
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Letter: Statistics will help show any issues with policing
Published in the Free Lance-Star. Last October, state Attorney General Mark Herring spoke at the annual conference of the grassroots community group Virginia Organizing. He pledge ...
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Rally held in Danville for Clean Power Plan
Published by the Danville Register & Bee. A Clean Power Plan rally was held in Danville on Saturday afternoon to raise awareness of efforts being made to reduce carbon polluti ...
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Thank you, Governor McAuliffe
Your calls made a difference! Keep up the good work, Virginia Organizing leaders and supporters! ...
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