Hoosiers for Responsible Lending

Register today to join @ProsperityInd & coalition partners for our annual Policy & Pizza legislator meeting series coming to your region this fall!

Come work with me as @ProsperityInd’s Policy Manager! This is a great opportunity to help advance our advocacy efforts to increase housing and economic opportunity for all Hoosiers and their communities.

Shout out to Andrew Bradley of Prosperity Indiana for calling legisltors to "our policymakers to retake the reins of consumer protections." buff.ly/31ZYm5b

Want to help stop the ‘scamification’ of Hoosiers? Join us at Hoosiers for Responsible Lending @HRLcoalition prosperityindiana.org/HRL

My newest Commentary for @INCapChronicle: With basic costs continuing to outpace Hoosiers’ take-home pay, it’s time to increase protections to stop the ‘scamification’ of Hoosiers. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/21/its…

Prosperity Indiana joined a coalition of consumer organizations to submit comments on behalf of their low-income clients opposing the CFPB’s proposal to remove financial literacy and consumer education as potential secondary uses of the civil penalty fund. nclc.org/proposed-rule-…

Listen to Prosperity Indiana's Executive Director Aspen Clemons' remarks at this month's #DefendCFPB press conference:

As in many other states in the Midwest, wages in Indiana have not kept pace with escalating cost of living. This is why the existence of the CFPB remains vital - to protect the hard-earned assets of our most vulnerable populations. #DefendCFPB #ProtectConsumers @ProsperityInd

NEW: @ProsperityInd joins nearly 200 groups demanding Senate oppose defunding critical consumer protection agency Attacks on CFPB’s structure and budget would hurt everyday people Cc @SenatorBanks @SenToddYoung Read the letter here: ourfinancialsecurity.org/wp-content/upl…

@AKPIRG Aspen Clemons, Executive Director @ProsperityInd emphasizes the value of CFPB resources to Hoosiers and the entire country! #DefendCFPB

Prosperity Indiana General Assembly Recap: Housing and Economic Opportunity in Indiana Needs Serious Work Following 2025 Budget Session prosperityindiana.org/Policy-News/13…

Direct File gained major traction to provide an easy, free option to file taxes to people across the country. This a big win for Intuit's profits on TurboTax, but a big loss for the public. apnews.com/article/irs-di…

Erin Macey, director of @INInstitute and @HRLcoalition Co-Chair, told Walker and other members of the committee that the EWA could possibly trap the most economically vulnerable Hoosiers in a serious cycle of debt.

You did it! HB 1174 has been officially removed from tomorrow's calendar.

Join the Institute in standing against HB1174! Email committee members today! Senator.Baldwin@iga.in.gov; Senator.Alting@iga.in.gov; Senator.Carrasco@iga.in.gov; Senator.Freeman@iga.in.gov; Senator.Gaskill@iga.in.gov; Senator.Schmitt@iga.in.gov; Senator.Randolph@iga.in.gov;

Predatory lending bill HB1174 is getting a hearing Wednesday at the Indiana statehouse. Tell legislators this is NOT ok! buff.ly/4khj5aA

Fraud is Sweeping the Nation as Federal Watchdogs are Put Down Recent analysis shows fraud losses are hitting Americans hard while consumer protections are undone and federal regulators are dismantled, via @ConsumerFed. consumerfed.org/press_release/…

Judge orders @CFPB to reinstate fired employees, preserve records and get back to work cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/28…

After 8 years, the #CFPB's #paydaylending rule goes into effect next week. It will prevent lenders from robo-debiting customer accounts. This rule was completed under Trump 1 and has bipartisan support. americanbanker.com/news/cfpbs-pay…

Yesterday's Senate majority vote to roll back the CFPB's overdraft fee cap was a betrayal of vulnerable families & #servicemembers. "It is unconscionable. We urge the House to reject any effort to repeal the CFPB’s overdraft rule.” -Patrick Woodall, AFR ourfinancialsecurity.org/2025/03/news-r…