Pennsylvanians Saved Nearly $2 Million in 2007 by Making a Better Choice

U.S. Newswire, February, 2008

To: STATE EDITORS

Contact: Elizabeth Kupchinsky of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department, 1-717-787-2991, news@patreasury.org

Payday lending alternative protects consumers from predatory debt cycle; promotes financial literacy

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvanians saved nearly $2 million last year by taking advantage of the only statewide program providing an alternative to payday lending, according to Pennsylvania Treasurer Robin L. Wiessmann and the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association (PCUA). The Credit Union Better Choiceprogram was developed through a public-private collaboration between the Pennsylvania Treasury Department and the PCUA.

I am extremely pleased to see that so many Pennsylvanians have taken advantage of...

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