Voices Stories by Diana Scholl
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Albany bill would let check-cashers provide loans
The Senate and Assembly banking committees have both approved a bill to permit check-cashing outlets to provide short-term loans. Backers say it offers financing to those whom regular banks don't serve. Critics say it would permit exploitative "payday" lending. more>
Immigrants on the front lines of housing fight
Kamal Nasser isn't a paid community organizer. He's a Bangladeshi immigrant who works as a street vendor in Jackson Heights. But after repeatedly losing heat and electricity, and following months of eviction threats in his rent-stabilized Kensington apartment building, Nasser has taken on the role of advocating for himself and his fellow tenants in his building. more>
