payday loans

Churches use political pressure, small-dollar loans to fight predatory payday lending

By Mark A. Kellner — November 13, 2018
(RNS) — Congregations are helping people avoid — or dig out from — exorbitant debt obligations by providing an alternative.

White House, faith leaders say ‘moral obligation’ to halt payday loans

By Adelle M. Banks — April 14, 2016
(RNS) They agreed to "do something to stop payday lenders from preying on consumers."

Christians oppose payday loans as ‘sinful’

By Kimberly Winston — April 13, 2016
(RNS) More than 80 percent of Christians believe their states should have laws that regulate payday loans, which have interest rates sometimes as high as 400 percent.
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