Payday Lenders Convening At A Trump Resort Are Met By Protesters
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The Rev. Sekinah Hamlin (left) of Greensboro, N.C., plus the Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., of Findlay, Ohio, had been one of the faith leaders protesting outside of the lenders that are payday near Miami.
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This week, executives with the nation’s payday loan industry are holding their annual conference with receptions, breakout sessions and a golf tournament at Trump National Doral Golf Club near Miami.
A smaller group gathered to hold a protest outside the gates of the resort Tuesday. These people were attempting to shame a business them money at interest rates as high as 200 percent to 300 percent a year that they say preys on the vulnerable, by lending.…