Daily Archives: Dec 24, 2014

Thigpen, Cherry: Come together to end the payday loan debt trap

By IVORY THIGPEN AND CHRIS CHERRY COLUMBIA, SC — Along with wreaths and lights, the streets of Columbia are festooned with another sign that yuletide is upon us: Payday lending storefronts beckoning with signs advertising “quick holiday cash,” and “fast Christmas loans.” As ministers, we are struck to the very core by this type of…

This Christmas, let’s put an end to predatory lending

This Christmas, let’s put an end to predatory lending I get nostalgic this time of year; classic Christmas songs like “Silver Bells,” bring to mind images of an entire city decked out for holiday celebrations. Unfortunately, today, as I drive down Hardy Street or up West Pine, it’s not silver bells dotting every corner. On…