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New CFPB Overdraft Rule Proposal Would Protect Families from Exorbitant Junk Fees

New CFPB Overdraft Rule Proposal Would Protect Families from Exorbitant Junk Fees

Richmond, Va.— After the CFPB introduced an important new rule to stop financial institutions from punishing hard working families, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Lily Hungarland ...

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Virginia Organizing, VICPP, and VPLC to Hold Press Conference on CFPB SCOTUS Case

Virginia Organizing, VICPP, and VPLC to Hold Press Conference on CFPB SCOTUS Case

What: A media conference to respond to the SCOTUS hearing on CFPB When: Friday, October 6 at 10:15 a.m. Where: 600 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, Va. - Virgin ...

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Virginia Organizing Calls for the Supreme Court to Overturn Fifth Circuit’s Radically Pro-Corporate Attack On The CFPB

Virginia Organizing Calls for the Supreme Court to Overturn Fifth Circuit’s Radically Pro-Corporate Attack On The CFPB

Richmond, Va.—After the Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case in which the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals attacked the funding mechanism of the Consumer Financial ...

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Virginia Organizing to Host “Preach-In Rally” Calling on Legislators to Stop Abusive Payday and Title Lending

Virginia Organizing to Host “Preach-In Rally” Calling on Legislators to Stop Abusive Payday and Title Lending

What: Preach-In Rally Against Predatory Lending When: Friday, January 24, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Where: ACE Cash Express, 4213 Portsmouth Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701 ...

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Take Action: Keep the CFPB Honest

Take Action: Keep the CFPB Honest

  There’s something you can do to celebrate workers this month. Write to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to urge them to continue to regulate the payday lendi ...

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Don’t Let the Grinch Steal Christmas: Virginia Organizing to Hold Community Forum on Internet Payday Lending in Danville

Don’t Let the Grinch Steal Christmas: Virginia Organizing to Hold Community Forum on Internet Payday Lending in Danville

What: Community forum to share stories and information about predatory car title, payday, and internet loans When: Monday, December 17 at 5:30-7 p.m. Where: Danville Public Librar ...

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Letter: Time to rein in predatory lenders

Letter: Time to rein in predatory lenders

Published by the Danville Register and Bee. Time to rein in predatory lenders To the editor: Recently, I attended a community forum about predatory lending organized by Virginia O ...

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Virginia Organizing Thanks Senators Warner and Kaine for Support of the CFPB

Virginia Organizing Thanks Senators Warner and Kaine for Support of the CFPB

For Immediate Release: Monday, April 2 Richmond, Va. — Last week, Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine, along with 41 other senators, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Prot ...

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Stop S. 2155–No More Help for Predatory Lenders!

Stop S. 2155–No More Help for Predatory Lenders!

From our friends at @StopTheDebtTrap: With all the news to worry about these days, Virginia voters might not have noticed our two U.S. Senators getting behind a major new bank giv ...

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Senator Warner Should Reconsider Predatory Lending Bill

Senator Warner Should Reconsider Predatory Lending Bill

Charlottesville leader, Valerie Washington, has published this fierce op-ed about predatory lending in the Roanoke Times. We hope Senator Mark Warner will listen! To contact his o ...

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