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SHOCKER: Internal Emails Reveal Florida Legislative Staff Asked Payday Industry for Approval on Changes to New Lending Bill
Legislative staffer repeatedly asked representatives from Amscot Financial and Advance America for their approval on changes to payday lending bill.
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Tampa Bay Times: Now We Know What Was Fueling Push to Expand Florida’s Disastrous Payday Lending Model
The push to spread Florida’s disastrous model of payday lending nationally died when two of its chief backers — Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Murphy — pulled the plug and instead endorsed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s plan to rein in this predatory industry.
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Tens of Thousands Spoke Out Supporting the CFPB on Payday Lending Reform — They Listened
Full page ad in the Sun Sentinel thanking Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Murphy for supporting the CFPB’s proposed rule to rein in payday lenders.
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With Wasserman Schultz Reversal, Push to Expand Disastrous “Florida Model” of Payday Lending is Dead
Allied Progress: “This was only possible because two important things happened. Tens of thousands of Americans made their voices heard and people like Wasserman Schultz and Murphy listened.”
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Group Lauds Rep. Murphy for Supporting CFPB’s Proposed Rule on Payday Lending
Allied Progress: “Other members of Congress could learn a thing or two from this demonstration of thoughtful leadership.”
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Will Members of Congress Support CFPB’s Proposed Rule to Rein in Predatory Payday Lenders?
Allied Progress is calling on members of Congress to announce whether they support or oppose the CFPB’s predatory payday lending rule.
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The Payday Lending Video Debbie Wasserman Schultz Actually Wants People To See
It’s not every day that a member of Congress asks people to watch a video of them struggling to defend their poor record on an unpopular issue.
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TV Ad Blitz Hits South Florida Demanding Wasserman Schultz Drop Support for Payday Lenders
Allied Progress Announces Six Figure Weeklong Network and Cable Ad Blitz on Eve of CFPB’s Expected June 2nd Rule Announcement
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FloridaPolitics.com: Advocacy Group Again Attacks “Florida Model” of Payday Lending in New Video
An advocacy group pushing for strong regulations on predatory payday loans is once again applying pressure on members of Florida’s congressional delegation, shortly before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is expected to announce new national rules for payday lending next week.
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Hard-Hitting Video Demolishes the Disastrous “Florida Model” of Payday Lending as CFPB Prepares Tough New National Rules
Tough New Video Released in Advance of Expanded Effort to Expose Industry’s Congressional Benefactors