New Orleans As the tsunami of problems coming from the sub-prime meltdowns continue to flood the market, it is worth noting that some small justice, though surely not enough, is finally coming to the touts and barkers for these loans. Even as I say this, it is obvious that not only is it little …
Category: Financial Justice
Labor Day 2007
New Orleans Maybe this is a bit better Labor Day for American workers than the last several. We do have some things that have broken our way. The minimum wage has finally gone up from $5.15 to $5.85 and stands to keep rising for the next couple of years. Good news! A …
Non-Profit Payday Loans
New Orleans We have been fighting payday loans hammer and tong for years now, particularly under the leadership of ACORN Canada, but increasingly in the USA as well. The problem for our lower-income constituency defines the nature of what it means to have a predatory product. There is nothing good about a payday loan, …