March 2021

Ella Abbott Two organizations are teaming up to provide small loans to residents of Grant County, in an effort to discourage the use of high interest payday loans. The “Bridge the Gap” loan program aims to create better financial…

Six years ago, Downstate Springfield woman Billie Aschmeller took out a short-term loan of $ 596 that carried an insane annual interest rate of 304%. Even if she repaid the loan within the two years required by her lender, her total…