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Predatory Lending

Here’s How a Federal Truth-in-Lending Law Would Work

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

July 13, 2022
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Why Small Businesses Are Susceptible to Predatory Lending

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

July 13, 2022
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How to Make Small Business Loans Accessible and Fair

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

July 13, 2022
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We Need Borrower Protections for Small Businesses, Too

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

July 13, 2022
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What Is the Small Business Borrowers’ Bill of Rights?

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

July 13, 2022
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Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, February 2022

The pandemic and associated crises bring new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

February 28, 2022

We protect individuals from predatory lending practices — why not small businesses too?

Small businesses are critical to our economy, and they deserve the same basic standards of transparency and fairness that consumers now have.

February 17, 2022