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Monday, June 10, 2019
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Wins to Celebrate – Session, 2019
Friday, April 05, 2019
Legislative wins (and challenges) for consumers from the 2019 Maryland legislative session.
We Need YOU to Help Keep Payday Lending OUT of Maryland
Thursday, March 16, 2017
We need your help TODAY to ask Senator Middleton to pass a clean anti-payday bill for Maryland consumers.
ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Electeds to Keep Payday Lending OUT of Maryland
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Can you help us by taking two minutes to send an email to your elected officials on the Senate Finance and House Economic Matters committees, asking them to stand up for Maryland borrowers and keep predatory payday loans OUT of our state?
ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Electeds to Make Auto Insurance Fair & Affordable
Friday, March 03, 2017
This week, the Senate Finance and House Economic Matters committees heard two critical bills that will make auto insurance more fundamentally fair and more affordable. We need your help to pass these bills out of committee!
Stop Auto Insurers from Driving Women Off the Road
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
On Thursday, February 16, Del. Sydnor is introducing HB916 which will prohibit auto insurers from using sex, marital status, occupation, education, or homeownership when setting auto insurance rates. This legislation will help reduce auto insurance costs for women, drivers in predominately African-American neighborhoods, and low-income workers.
Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
December 21st was the longest night of the year. Every day from here on out will bring a little more light. This year illuminated the shared hope for economic inclusion as well as the fear and pain of those living in poverty.
We're Making a List, We're Checking It Twice!
Monday, December 19, 2016
Since the holidays are nearly upon us, the MCRC staff have been making a "wish list" for those of your looking to support economic justice and inclusion before the year is out.
We Find Ourselves at a Crossroads
Monday, December 05, 2016
This presidential election was about change. Change in leadership, change in the way we do things. Marylanders wanted economic change that they could see – in rural and urban communities – for their families and their neighbors. And Marylanders wanted to see real benefits in their communities, not just on television.
We Have Work to Do
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The election, which many of us longed to see an end to, ended in a way that many of us did not foresee. Although it has been clear that there are fissures within our society, the results last week brought into sharp relief how deeply those fissures run.
Grandparents Never Say "No"
Thursday, September 15, 2016
When a family member or friend comes to you asking you to co-sign a loan for them it should raise a red flag.
Is It Too Late to Save My House from Tax Lien Sale?
Monday, May 09, 2016
Do you know of a senior who is facing tax lien sale due to overdue property taxes or water bills? Do you know someone that has an extremely high water bill and has been struggling to catch up? Do you know someone that cannot afford to pay their property taxes?
Arbitration Woes and Ancient Foes
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
According to ancient history (and the box office hit Gladiator), the wretchedly evil Roman Emperor, Commodus, used to fight weak and crippled opponents at the Colosseum, where all of the Roman people could spectate. Within the arena, Commodus would selectively spare gladiators who cowered and submitted to his greatness. By contrast, those he dueled behind closed doors were mercilessly slayed.
Rage Against the Machine
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Humanity’s relationship with robots can probably best be described as “frenemies.” Sometimes they’re our friends, sometimes they’re our enemies. Sometimes they help us find directions to the nearest gas station, sometimes they call our phones incessantly for no reason.
Desperate Times Call for Student Loan Scams
Monday, March 28, 2016
Every second America’s collective student loan burden grows by $2,726. It’s becoming an increasingly desperate situation for graduates who are attempting to jumpstart their lives are held back by huge student loans. And what goes hand-in-hand with a desperate financial climate? Scammers, of course.
Education in the State House: How Legislators Can Spread Economic Opportunity this Session
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Maryland may have two-million dollars of money for workforce development scholarships coming its way if members of the Senate pass bill SB38.
Mothers Matter and Caregivers Count
Thursday, October 01, 2015
According to the Family Caregiver Alliance, approximately seventy-five (75) percent of caregivers for friends and older family members are female. How does a woman wind up in a financial purgatory during the “golden years” of her life?