payday lenders

• Payday Lending Vilified Again

  By David Morrison  |  March 27, 2013

  A new report from the Center for Responsible Lending has documented that payday lending at six large banks is continuing, and the reported alleged it is damaging consumers financially.

• J.P. Morgan Chase Moves to Help Depositors Fight Payday Lenders

  By David Morrison  |  March 20, 2013

  Big bank says it will limit insufficient fund charges to combat practice of putting checks through to accrue multiple fees.

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  Credit Union Cuts Ribbon on Check Casher

  By David Morrison  |  November 19, 2012

  Credit opens check casher to help serve lower income community.

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  Big Ideas from the CU Water Cooler Symposium: An Audio-Visual Roundup

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  October 16, 2012

  Here's an audio-visual roundup of some of the best speakers and ideas shared at the CU Water Cooler Symposium held Oct. 4-5 in Nashville, Tenn.

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  CU Water Cooler: Go Outside the Box

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  October 14, 2012

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Thinking on a larger scale was the overarching message of Brent Dixon’s session that kicked off the CU Water Cooler Symposium.

• Think on a Larger Scale: Onsite Coverage

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  October 4, 2012

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The CU Water Cooler Symposium got under way on Thursday, including a thought-provoking session with Brent Dixon.

• Compliance: Payday Lending Enters a New Frontier

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 29, 2012

  Jamie Fulmer, vice president of public affairs for payday lender Advance America, says he welcomes the opportunity to work with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, because consistent disclosures would allow his product to be measured by the same metrics as competing short-term credit union loans.

• Mass. CU Links Up Community Financial Center

  By David Morrison  |  February 15, 2012

  Metro Credit Union has partnered with five organizations in its home community of Chelsea to bring financial and employment services to lower-income residents.

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  In a First, Interchange Gained Federal Regulation

  By David Morrison, Claude R. Marx  |  December 18, 2011

  This year saw a regulation capping the interchange card issuers were able to earn on a debit card transaction come into effect for the first time in history.

• Senate Rejects Cordray as CFPB Head

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 8, 2011

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains officially leaderless.