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Yvette Clarke: “They took advantage of at least 5 million consumers from 1997 to 2013, including 250,000 people in my home State of New…”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
They took advantage of at least 5 million consumers from 1997 to 2013, including 250,000 people in my home State of New York.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the exploitation of consumers by a payday lender.

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