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Financial Literacy and Justice
Nova Scotia Advocate: ACORN Nova Scotia launches broad anti-austerity platform, calls on others to join coalition
Posted March 8, 2021
Toronto Star: Editorial: The high cost of banking for millions of Canadians
While interest rates remain pinned to historic lows, and while the country’s Big Six banks continue to rack up profits in the multibillions, a vast swath of borrowers have been cast out of the realm of conventional lending.
CBC News: Hamilton ACORN leaders target predatory lenders to demand lower interest rates
The group delivered demands to Money Mart and Cash ‘N’ Cheque on Concession Street
Fintech Zoom: Loans Bad Credit Online – Use of payday loans surges amid COVID-19 pandemic, new survey finds
Loans Bad Credit Online – Use of payday loans surges amid COVID-19 pandemic, new survey finds
ACORN Members release a new report on Predatory Loans: Call on Federal Government to Stop 2 Tier Banking
Posted on February 18, 2021
Toronto Star: Anti-poverty group calls for a national anti-predatory lending strategy
A new report highlighting an increase in the use of high-interest instalment loans is calling on the federal government to create a national anti-predatory lending strategy.
ACORN releases a New Report on High Interest Loans
Posted on February 17, 2021
CityNews: Call to convert bank loans to grants
CityNews coverage of Toronto ACORN's action
RBI: Canada: “Stay out of banking business,” banks tell post office
The lobby group representing Canada’s big banks says there just is “no public policy objective or existing gap in the marketplace” calling for Canada Post to become a retail bank.