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FloridaPolitics.com: When Investigating Payday Lending, Knowledge Is Power
Writing in the Tampa Bay Times July 29, Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress, a public interest group opposed to the payday lobby, cited reports that the industry has contributed more than $2.5 million to Florida politicians and political parties since 2009. Nearly $1 million of that came from payday lender Amscot Financial and the family that controls it. Small wonder, then, that so many Florida politicians have been friendly to payday lending. But they know now that the public is on to them.
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FloridaPolitics.com: Advocacy Group That Has Been Slamming DWS on Payday Loans Now Praises Her
Allied Progress, the D.C. based advocacy group that has been blasting Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz for months for her support of of payday lending legislation that the group called “disastrous,” is now praising her. The group placed an a full page ad in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel applauding her and Congressman Patrick Murphy for now backing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s push to rein in the payday loan 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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Washington Times: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Flips, Backs Payday Loan Crackdown Under Pressure From Left
“This is a wake-up call for progressives in Congress and every state legislature around the country. Getting in bed with the payday lending industry isn’t only bad policy, it’s bad politics,” said Karl Frisch, executive director for Allied Progress, which had been running television and digital ads blasting Ms. Wasserman Schultz and Mr. Murphy for their support of Florida’s payday lending laws.
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Newsweek: Moving Left, Debbie Wasserman Schultz Drops Opposition to Payday Loan Regulations
Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress, called Wasserman Schultz’s move a victory. “This is a wake-up call for progressives in Congress and every state legislature around the country. Getting in bed with the payday lending industry isn’t only bad policy, it’s bad politics,” he said.
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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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Tampa Bay Times: Wasserman Schultz Reverses Opposition to New Payday Lender Rules
Allied Progress, which ran ads against Wasserman Schultz, declared victory. “This is a wake-up call for progressives in Congress and every state legislature around the country. Getting in bed with the payday lending industry isn’t only bad policy, it’s bad politics,” said Allied Progress executive director Karl Frisch.
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Politico: Warren Wing Clashes With Wasserman Schultz on Payday Lending
The debate has spawned bipartisan legislation backed by Wasserman Schultz to delay the new rules for two years, a move that she says would give states time to adopt stricter laws. That stance has drawn attack ads by opponents of the industry. Allied Progress, a liberal group, recently launched a $100,000 ad campaign against Wasserman Schultz.
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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.