Congress Protects Troops from Predatory Lenders; What About Everyone Else?

A new law passed by Congress and signed last month by President Barack Obama stops predatory lenders from taking advantage of our troops. That’s good news for Virginia’s more than120,000 active-duty service members, but unfortunately it does nothing to protect veterans and all other Virginians.

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A new law passed by Congress and signed last month by President Barack Obama stops predatory lenders from taking advantage of our troops. That’s good news for Virginia’s more than120,000 active-duty service members — more than any other state except California — but unfortunately it does nothing to protect veterans, and all other Virginians.

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