If payday financing is reintroduced in North Carolina, Robertson states that Ebony communities would when once again be disproportionately impacted.
“once I drive down certain parts of Raleigh downtown — Black Raleigh — there aren’t any banking institutions. You see pawn shops,” she said. “You’re likely to see these pop up to restore banking institutions in bank deserts. . That’s maybe not what we require. Our people deserve better. They deserve safe bank that is affordable rather than predatory loan providers.”
Which are the choices?
Payday loan providers make the argument that their solutions assist people looking for money for emergencies.
But customer advocates state that crisis credit doesn’t need to come with terms that strip wide range from borrowers.