Cook: Warner is betting on Americans
Published in The Roanoke Times Sandra A. Cook | Cook is a member of the Virginia Organizing State Governing Board. There have been times when I sat across the table from U.S. Sen. ...
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Virginia Organizing Joins 280 Consumer Groups to Restrict Forced Arbitration
Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing joined 280 consumer rights, civil rights, labor, community, and non-profit organizations to emphasize strong support for the Consumer Fina ...
Read More »Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds
On Thursday, June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released proposed rules for payday and title lending with the intent to curb predatory practices by these lend ...
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The American People Really Really Really Don’t Like Payday Lending
A used car salesman, a Wall Street banker and a payday lender walk into a bar. If the bartender is anything like most Americans, that payday lender might have a tough time getting ...
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#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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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 to Hold Tele-Media Conference to Discuss New CFPB Rule for Predatory Lending
What: Tele-media conference to discuss just released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules for small dollar, short-term lenders When: Thursday, June 2 at 2 p.m. Where: Call i ...
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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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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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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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