AARP

• Consumer, Urban Coalitions Pushing Regulators Again on Payday Loans

  By David Morrison  |  March 20, 2013

  Letters to chief regulators calls for curbs on payday lending, citing risks to consumers and the institutions themselves.

• Middle Class Face More Retirement Woes if Social Security Weakens: AARP

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 25, 2013

  Says if a renewed focus on strengthening Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is not taken seriously, the middle class will not have enough to retire.

• Tax Time Means CUs Launch Annual VITA Efforts

  By Marc Rapport  |  March 2, 2011

  As it’s grown, credit unions and their volunteers have become an integral part of VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program that provides free help on returns to those who qualify–and that’s millions of American households.

• End of Arizona Payday Loans Looms

  April 21, 2010

  By June 30 Arizona could be joining states banning or restricting payday loan operations with credit unions playing a role in joining the cause.

• Arizona Payday Lenders Now Out of Business June 30

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 9, 2010

  Barring any last minute switch by Arizona lawmakers, the state's payday lenders will be closed effective June 30.