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Dallas SVDP seeks to break payday-loan debt cycle

Dallas SVDP seeks to break payday-loan debt cycle

by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

A Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) pilot program aims to predatory, high-interest payday-loans with affordable bank loans to help otherwise creditworthy, debt-stressed borrowers get a fresh financial start. After telling the typical story of a woman named Nancy...
“Vinnies Wallet” – an alternate to payday loans

“Vinnies Wallet” – an alternate to payday loans

by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2012 | Vincentian Family

Vinnie’s Wallet to offer loans for men in need. The Catholic Register writes, “The St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Ursuline Sisters in Chatham, Ont., are not likely to make a dent in Canada’s $2 billion per year payday loan industry, but in their own small...

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    Today, August 12, 2026, we, the members of the Vincentian Family, pray for people experiencing religious trauma.
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    Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice (II:146).
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