20 Jun In America’s payday loan capital, innovative microcredit helps break the debt cycle

Posted at June 20, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Huffington Post Christina Wilkie JACKSON, Miss. -- To drive down Ellis Avenue, just off the interstate, is to visit a paradise of easy money. Along a four-block drag of fast food joints and half-empty strip malls, the payday lenders are packed in tight. The names on their...

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10 Apr Community funds push for new payday-lending rules

Posted at April 10, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

The Chronicle of Philanthropy Suzanne Perry A coalition of 57 community foundations has united to push for tough new rules to curb payday lending, signing a letter asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to curtail a practice that "can trap consumers in a vicious cycle of debt." "Low-income...

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31 Mar Survey confirms auto title loan businesses predatory lenders

Posted at March 31, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Public Broadcasting Desare Frazier Car repairs, appliance breakdowns--people find they need cash fast. Payday and Auto title Loans companies meet the need. The Pew Charitable Trust surveyed borrowers of auto title loans only. According to Nick Bourke, who is with the organization, a $1,000 loan with...

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27 Mar Preventing tax cuts protects all interests

Posted at March 27, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Reilly Morse Revenue from tax collections is how we keep our public schools open and our public infrastructure and systems functioning for all Mississippians. These things don’t magically pay for themselves. In blocking a massive $555 million election year tax cut, 52 Mississippi legislators correctly...

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27 Feb Dr. Sunny Fridge

Posted at February 27, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Jackson Free Press Dustin Cardon The truth behind censorship, cover-ups and corporate control in news media is on menu when documentary "Shadows of Liberty" makes its Jackson debut with a free screening 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday, Feb. 27, at the Rainbow Plaza in Fondren (2807 Old Canton...

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18 Feb Payday lending: The lie that binds

Posted at February 18, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Roll Call Reilly Morse The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s imminent reform of the payday lending industry is welcome news for millions of families burdened by the industry’s exploitative practices in my home state of Mississippi and across the country. Payday lenders have caused more than their share of...

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14 Feb Reilly Morse: Let’s have fairness for all in short-term lending

Posted at February 14, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Sun Herald Reilly Morse If ever there were a case for a national response to a consumer problem, it is in the realm of payday lending. These abusive short-term loan stores populate nearly every strip of storefront of nearly every main thoroughfare along the Mississippi Coast. Until...

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14 Feb Mississippi needs relief from payday lenders, consumer advocates say

Posted at February 14, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Sun Herald Anita Lee New federal regulations could put breaks on industry that has found ways around state rules Consumer advocates say they are relying on the federal government to loosen the grip of payday lenders on Mississippi residents least able to afford the fees. The federal Consumer Financial...

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08 Jan Expungement clinic to be offered

Posted at January 08, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

The Bolivar Commercial Anne Hart Preus The Mississippi Center for Justice will hold an expungement clinic at the Center for Community and Economic Development/Delta State on Jan. 14-15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help those in the Delta clear their arrest and conviction records. The clinic...

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01 Jan Supreme Court decision upholds key part of housing act

Posted at January 01, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Public Broadcasting Evelina Burnett Mississippi housing advocates are cheering a Supreme Court decision last week that they say upholds a crucial part of the more than 45-year-old Fair Housing Act. MPB’s Evelina Burnett has more. Listen to audio here. The decision last Thursday upheld a piece of the...

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