Councilman Chadis seeking to control lenders that are payday
Tuesday
Councilman Juan Chadis thinks short-term loan providers are preying on Lubbock’s many vulnerable residents, so he’s gearing up to introduce an ordinance targeted at managing the industry in Lubbock.
Chadis is hoping Lubbock joins the almost 40 urban centers over the declare that have an ordinance that is standardized decrease the “abusive and predatory financing techniques” of short-term loan providers called payday or automobile name loan providers. These loan providers typically provide tiny loans at greater interest levels due for payment either in the debtor’s next payday or through repayable installments over a length of the time.
The ordinance is modeled after having a variation crafted because of the Texas Municipal League and includes restrictions that restrict the total amount of payday and vehicle name loans, and exactly how frequently they could be refinanced.
“It is impacting my region, it is impacting my constituents,” stated Chadis. “the very last thing we might like to do is close doors, however these are small laws which have been imposed for the state. Let us perform some thing that is right that’s exactly just just just what this is certainly exactly about.”