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Elizabeth Warren: “The average underbanked family makes about $25,000 a year and it spends about $2,400 a year just on interest and fees…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
The average underbanked family makes about $25,000 a year and it spends about $2,400 a year just on interest and fees for basic financial services.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the financial burden on underbanked families due to high fees.

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