WISDOM Leaders,
Let's show our strength in
numbers! Meet us in West Allis for the public hearing on Predatory Payday
Lending. If you cannot make it across the state to West Allis, CALL YOUR
SENATOR on Thursday, March 18th!
SAVE THE DATE: Public Meeting for
Payday Lending Legislation Senate Bill 530
Thursday, March 18th
Meet at 1:00pm in West
Allis City Hall
PUBLIC
HEARING: Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and
Financial Institutions
The
committee will hold a public hearing on the following items at the time
specified below:
Thursday,
March 18, 2010
Meet
at 1:00 to get registered
West
Allis City Hall
Council Chambers
7525 W. Greenfield Ave
West
Allis, WI 53214
Senate
Bill 530
Relating to: regulating consumer
small loans, limiting the areas in which a payday lender may operate, granting
rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Sullivan, Hansen, Miller, Lehman
and Robson; cosponsored by Representative Fields.
Assembly
Bill 447
Relating to: payday loan
providers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting
rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Jorgensen, Fields, Zepnick, Colon, Pope-Roberts, Schneider, Benedict and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Lehman and Taylor.
WISDOM Call-In Day, Thursday!
Call your Senator on March 18th!
To find out who your senator is, click here.
For a directory with your senator's phone number, click here.
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Tell your
Senator about the need for a cap on interest rates for predatory payday lending
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If you have a story or experience with payday lending, share this with
your Senator's office
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Tell your
senator that people of faith cannot sit low while the payday industry commits
usury in our community and tries to persuade public policy with campaign
contributions and hundreds of thousands of dollars in industry lobbying
Pass this message with your core team members and friends and have them call in to their Senator.