Kansas City, Mo. — Surrounded by clergy, community organizers and signs that are multi-colored “Stop your debt trap,” Elliott Clark asked those gathered at Barney Allis Plaza right here: “that is beside me?”
The parishioner of St. Therese the small Flower Church in Kansas City had simply completed sharing their knowledge about a $2,500 pay day loan that ballooned to a lot more than $50,000 over five years, providing an impassioned plea for reforms of this industry.
Following the audience responded their concern with cheers, Clark included, “Then let’s tell the individuals what’s happening.”
