Christopher Richmond

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Text message to Floridians to take action to stop a predatory lending bill

Opportunity For All Floridians sent this text message to over 1,500 subscribers who had expressed an interest in economic and lending issues after the Florida Legislature passed a predatory lending bill in 2024. Our subscribers sent over 400 messages to the Governor urging a veto.

Unfortunately, even though he had vetoed a nearly identical bill the year before, he signed this bill into law on June 28, 2024.

🚨 Urgent update from Opportunity For All Floridians:

We are calling on Gov. DeSantis to veto H.B. 1347.

📈 This bill would give predatory lenders the power to charge even HIGHER interest rates to the consumers they target: mostly low-income Floridians.

⚠️ The bill received bipartisan pushback in both chambers of the legislature. And Gov. DeSantis vetoed a similar bill in 2023. He needs to hear from us NOW.

🛑 Add your name: Tell Gov. DeSantis to stand up for everyday Floridians and veto H.B. 1347.

🔻 https://opportunityfl.org/call-to-action/write-your-lawmakers-protect-florida-borrowers-from-predatory-interest-rates/ (takes 1 minute ⏱️)

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