Small-dollar lending

The CUSO has joined with the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s Financial Health Network to help credit unions and other institutions improve their small-dollar lending practices.

Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, sided with consumer advocates over payday lenders in a fight that is playing out in numerous states.

We asked microfinance organizations around the country about the challenges they face, what they wish banks would do differently, and even what they are reading. Here are some of their responses.