Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits – Capitol News IL

“Predatory loans have drained billions from Black, brown and lower-income communities in our state,” Rep. Sonya Harper said. Speaking separately to reporters, representatives of the pawn industry argued that they need to be treated differently from other kinds of lenders because they operate under a different business model.
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Giddyap
3 years ago

Illinois Democrats want the poor hooked on welfare so they can harvest their votes. As such, Democrats need to destroy the lenders of last resort — who are the only option for the poor besides the humiliation of a welfare check

FJB
3 years ago

black, not Black.

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