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DECA PFL District 26

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Alternate Financial Services Payday loans, Check-Cashing Services, Pawnshops, Instant Tax Returns. Bonus: Title Loans & Rent-To-Own Homes
"FAST" for ASF Targets F - Fast Cash Needed, A - Access to bank limited, S - Subprime / Low Credit Scores, T - Traditional requirements unmet
Payday Loans Short-term, high-interest loans you pay back on next payday
Check-Cashing Services Allow you to get cash for checks w/o a bank account
Pawnshops Your stuff = collateral
Instant Tax Return Loans Your tax return = collateral. Can borrow up to tax return amount
Title Loans Your car = collateral. Can borrow 25-50% of car value max, but owe back in 15-30 days.
Rent-To-Own Homes You pay for ownership as you "rent" it
Pros of AFS - SPEED S - Speedy lending, P - Poor credit ok, E - Easy, E - Emergency, D - Direct Cash
Cons of AFS - RISK R - Rollover debt, I - Interest Rate High, S - Short-term , K - Keeps you unbanked
ChexSystems A system used by banks to see if you have a history of fraud, overdrafting, ect.
Crash Diet v Long Term Fitness Allegory to explain using AFS v. a Traditional Bank
Payday Loan Debt Cycle Need $ -> High Interest Loan -> Pay soon -> Inability, need $ again
Why use ASF? Medical bills, rent/utility shutdown, immigration, service denied (low credit score), IRREGULAR PAY (GIG WORK)
How to escape ASF? Second-chance checking, pay advanced
Second-chance checking account Limited checking account as a "redemption" opportunity for those w/ struggling finances.
Protected by TRUTH IN LENDING ACT (Rate-ml) R - Rate (APR), A - Added Fees, T - Total Cost, E - End Penalties (Late Fees), M - Minimum Payment , L - Loan Terms
Equal Credit Opp. Act Protects credit discrimination in age, race, nat., disability
Consumer Financial Protections Bureau (CFPB) Credit rights, complaints, tools, calculators
Federal Trade Commission Fraud prevention, consumer rights
Department of Justice Anti-discrimination protections
TRUST for Source Verification T - Timely, R - Refs. Laws, U - Unbiased, S - Sources, T - Transparent Authors
Lead to bankruptcy Medical bills, divorce, job loss, economy crash
Liquidation Bankruptcy Ch. 7, on report 10yrs, assets liquidized, low income, few month plan, "clean slate"
Reorganization Bankruptcy Ch. 13, on report 7yrs, assets kept, high income, 3-5 year plan, "rewrite"
Negative Impacts of Missing Loan Payments Credit score damage, accumulating costs, assets lost, emotional dmg
STEPS to repay loans S - Survey debts, T - Tighten budget, E - Execute repayment, P - Partner w/ creditors , S - Safeguard
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