The Chattanooga City Council swiftly and unanimously authorized an answer Tuesday evening, joining Shelby County in a demand their state to lessen maximum interest levels on payday advances.

In order to relieve the economic burden on residents who sign up for payday advances, also known as predatory loans, District 9 Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod introduced an answer asking her peers to necessitate hawaii to lessen the utmost permitted rates of interest.

“This council, after consideration, hereby requests the Hamilton County delegation that is legislative people in the Tennessee General Assembly enact legislation amending Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45, Chapter 15, to be able to reduce the existing prices all the way to two (2%) % each month in interest and renewal fees that name pledge loan providers have entitlement to charge Tennessee customers,” the quality checks out.

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