BC ACORN Members Lead Great Rally for Fair Banking!
Posted July 20, 2017
Learn more about ACORN Canada's groundbreaking campaigns regulate payday lending and international remittances and money transfers.
Payday Lending & Remittances
ACORN members take over the Finance building in downtown Ottawa
ACORN Canada's 4th National Convention action was a huge success!
ICI Radio-Canada: Un groupe réclame une réduction des frais bancaires pour les moins nantis
L'Association communautaire pour une réforme nécessaire (ACORN) presse le gouvernement fédéral de protéger les personnes à faible revenu contre les pratiques des banques et des entreprises de prêts sur salaire. Réunis en congrès à Ottawa, dimanche, les membres ont planifié leurs actions à venir.
CBC News: ACORN protestors occupy the Finance building lobby
Provincial and Federal Finance Ministers are meeting upstairs
Inside Toronto: New rules may hurt Toronto payday lenders, but won't end need for cash
City councillors say cash stores target the 'most vulnerable'
Revelstoke Review: New B.C. regulations on payday loans don’t address real issues: advocates
Money Mart, Cash Money, Cash Now. Payday loan business line streets across the province, providing easy, short-term borrowing – at a price.
ACORN/CCPA Nouveau rapport national sur les prêts prédateurs
Lancement national par ACORN du rapport sur les prêts prédateurs
Rabble.ca: Canada's most vulnerable people are being denied access to banking services
Income inequality is mounting in Canada, making an already inexcusable wealth gulf worse.
Metro News Ottawa: Here's why – according to one study – some people turn to payday loans over bank loans
Anti-poverty activists want the government to ensure Canada’s big banks serve those most in need so that they aren’t firced to turn to payday-loan companies.
CBC News: When money trumps 'education' for payday loan users
Despite negative image payday loan industry says it's a necessary service for marginalized Canadians