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
Payday lenders throughout Arkansas must shut down immediately or face the likelihood of lawsuits, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday.
Archive: March 2008 | Section: Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
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.
Archive: March 2008 | Section: Other Related News, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
