Fair Banking

The failure of  mainstream banks is forcing hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income Canadians to borrow money from lenders like Easy Financial, Money Mart, Cash Money and many others that charge predatory interest rates. Payday loans (less than $1,500  paid back in 2 weeks) have an annual interest rate of 400-600%, while installment loans (higher dollar loans to be paid in installments) have an annual interest rate of 60% plus insurance & other charges. ACORN saw a 300% increase in the uptake of installment loans between 2016 and 2020. ACORN launched a national campaign in 2005 to END predatory lending.  Since then, ACORN has won a number of  borrower protections at the city and provincial level across the country. BC and Ontario lowered the fee per $100 from $21 to $15. The federal government launched a consultation to lower the interest rates of installment loans. ACORN's fight to hold predatory lenders and banks accountable continues!