Housing Arkansas, a coalition of affordable housing advocates in the private, government and nonprofit sectors, held a news conference on Monday, March 2 to highlight legislation that would create a statewide housing trust fund for Arkansas. The trust fund would allow access to quality housing for a broad range of Arkansans.
Archive: March 2009 | Section: Media, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Video
Housing Arkansas, a coalition of affordable housing advocates in the private, government and nonprofit sectors, held a news conference today to highlight legislation that would create a statewide housing trust fund for Arkansas. The trust fund would allow access to quality housing for a broad range of Arkansans.
Archive: March 2009 | Section: Public Policy
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Check Cashers Act violated the state constitution, according to the Associated Press.
In a 6-0 decision, the court overturned a Pulaski County judge who last year ruled that the act was constitutional after justices sent the case back to his court without ruling on the law itself.
Archive: November 2008 | Section: Public Policy, Southern Bancorp News, Southern Good Faith Fund
Arkansans Against Abusive Payday Lending (AAAPL) held a news conference July 16, 2008, to release a report evaluating payday lenders’ compliance with Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s March 2008 order to stop making loans. The report found that 101 of 156 lenders have complied with McDaniel’s order and stopped making loans while the remaining 55 remain open in defiance of the order.
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Other Related News, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
Southern Bancorp’s comprehensive community revitalization efforts in Helena-West Helena were featured on an award winning AETN documentary titled “Delta Dreams.” The documentary won a Silver Screen Award in the social issues category of the U.S. International Film and Video Festival.
Archive: June 2008 | Section: Phillips County, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern CDC, Southern Financial Partners, Southern Good Faith Fund
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has become the champion of payday lending opponents, vowing to shut down an industry that they say preys on the poor and traps them in debt.
Archive: April 2008 | Section: Other Related News, Public Policy, Southern Good Faith Fund
LITTLE ROCK - Payday lenders throughout Arkansas must shut down immediately or face the likelihood of lawsuits, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday.
McDaniel said he sent letters to about 60 companies that run 156 payday lending outlets in Arkansas, telling them to cease and desist their practices.
Archive: March 2008 | Section: Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel moved Tuesday to shut down payday lending companies in the state, saying the fees they charge harmed the working poor and violated the state constitution’s ban on high-interest loans.
McDaniel sent letters to about 60 companies that operate 156 payday lending locations in the state, asking them to shut down immediately and void customers’ debts or face the likelihood of lawsuits.
Archive: March 2008 | Section: Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
Southern Good Faith Fund’s Policy Team has been leading the Arkansans Against Payday Lending coalition.
Good news out of Arkansas: after a hard-fought legal and political battle, the state should soon be rid of predatory payday lending.
Archive: March 2008 | Section: Other Related News, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
The future of Arkansas is in the hands of the children and education officials, along with Sen. Gilbert Baker, visited Sallie Cone Elementary School Friday to present a new way to make the future a little brighter.
Archive: February 2008 | Section: Aspiring Scholars, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp News
