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Title | Media Outlet | Date | URL |
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Trump Appointees Manipulated Agency's Payday Lending Research, Ex-Staffer Claims | The New York Times | 04/29/2020 | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/business/cfpb-payday-loans-rules.html |
Most lower-income adults say they will use stimulus check to pay bills or cover essential expenses | Pew Research center | 04/21/2020 | https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020/04/21/about-half-of-lower-income-americans-report-household-job-or-wage-loss-due-to-covid-19/psdt_04-21-20_covidimpact-00-9/ |
Tax preparation services hit low-income filers with added fees | The Washington Post | 04/17/2020 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/17/tax-preparation-services-hit-low-income-filers-with-added-fees/ |
After seizing stimulus check from disabled veteran with overdrawn account, USAA backtracks on the policy | KSAT | 04/16/2020 | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/04/16/after-seizing-stimulus-check-from-disabled-veteran-with-overdrawn-account-usaa-backtracks-on-the-policy/ |
LendingClub Fined $400,000 for Unregistered Sales in Texas | Texas State Securities Board | 04/02/2020 | https://www.ssb.texas.gov/news-publications/lendingclub-fined-400000-unregistered-sales-texas |
Texas Lender to Pay $1.3 Million for Disappearing Discounts | Bloomberg Law | 04/02/2020 | https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/texas-lender-to-pay-1-3-million-for-disappearing-discounts |
A Payday Loan Chain Is Defying State Shutdowns to Collect Debts in a Pandemic | Mother Jones | 04/02/2020 | https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/a-payday-loan-chain-is-defying-state-shutdowns-to-collect-debts-in-a-pandemic/ |
I Feel Like I've Gotten Trapped in This Loan.' Here's Why the COVID-19 Stimulus Package Only Helps Some Borrowers | Time | 04/01/2020 | https://time.com/5814424/coronavirus-stimulus-student-loans/ |
Delivering on President Trump's Promise, Secretary DeVos Suspends Federal Student Loan Payments, Waives Interest During National Emergency | The US department of Education | 03/20/2020 | https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/delivering-president-trumps-promise-secretary-devos-suspends-federal-student-loan-payments-waives-interest-during-national-emergency |
Agencies encourage financial institutions to meet financial needs of customers and members affected by coronavirus | The Federal Reserve | 03/09/2020 | https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20200309a.htm |
San Antonio pushes to grow access to financial services, education in fight against persistent poverty | San Antonio Express News | 03/09/2020 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonio-pushes-to-grow-access-to-financial-15116471.php |
United Way extends a financial life raft to employees who need it | Dallas Morning News | 02/24/2020 | https://www.dallasnews.com/fwddfw/2020/04/02/united-way-extends-a-financial-life-raft-to-employees-who-need-it/ |
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