E-newsletters
2020 Fundraiser Launch
With heavy yet hopeful hearts, welcome. It is a bittersweet morning for our team at Exodus Lending. Today, we launch our virtual fundraiser, Ctrl+Alt+Del Debt amidst a nationwide wave of ache and anger. We grieve with you. We hear you, and we are here with you. Despite the hurt, Exodus Lending will continue to fight Read more 2020 Fundraiser Launch
Emergency Budget
Survival. That’s the simple goal for anyone experiencing an emergency or personal crisis. Emergencies, including financial ones, push people into survival mode. But how can we survive emergencies when we are emotionally and financially strained? One survival strategy is to implement an emergency budget (or a “bare-bones budget”) that includes only essentials and cuts out Read more Emergency Budget
2020 Fundraiser Announcement
Ctrl+Alt+Del Debt with Exodus Lending! Join us June 1st through the 5th for our annual summer fundraiser, Ctrl+Alt+Del Debt – stay-at-home edition! This year, our team will host a virtual gathering with short yet powerful videos and articles about the problem of payday lending, what we’re doing to fight it, and how you can join Read more 2020 Fundraiser Announcement
2020 Fundraiser Update
Devastated doesn’t even begin to describe this bone-deep ache. We are crushed with sadness due to senseless police behavior and years and years of violent mistreatment of our neighbors of color. George Floyd should be here. His life mattered and he should be here. George Floyd is not alone in being a victim of police Read more 2020 Fundraiser Update
May 2020 Update
Big News: Our COVID-19 Response Efforts This era of #StayHomeMN (and the slow move toward #StaySafeMN) is always uncertain, occasionally unnerving, and seemingly unending. But as we remain physically distanced, our team’s response is emotionally anchored by our unwavering belief in the power of community-based, people-centered responses to crises of any scale. “Getting through this Read more May 2020 Update
Annual Report 2019
Exodus Lending’s full Annual Report can be downloaded by following this hyperlink: Annual Report from 2019. 2019 Annual Report by Anika Riewe on Scribd
COVID-19 Scams to Avoid
IMPORTANT PROGRAM UPDATE FOR CURRENT PARTICIPANTS Before we dive into COVID-19 scams, here is an update for program participants. In light of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, we are again offering you the option to defer your May payments. Contact Anna, our program coordinator, by May 11, 2020, to defer your May payment, if needed and Read more COVID-19 Scams to Avoid
April 2020 Update
Home “A-Loan,” But Together In Spirit As news is perennially breaking and circumstances are ever-evolving, whatever happened this morning already feels like a lifetime ago. Yet amidst all the turmoil, our team at Exodus Lending continues to serve Minnesotans in financial distress due to predatory loans while we work home “a-loan.” Here’s what we’re doing Read more April 2020 Update
COVID-19 Update and Resources
IMPORTANT PROGRAM UPDATE FOR CURRENT PARTICIPANTS Before we dive into helpful resources, here is an important message for our current program participants. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize that many Minnesotans may be facing financial uncertainty. For this reason, we are offering you the option to defer your April and May payments. Read more COVID-19 Update and Resources
March 2020 COVID-19 Update
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and its implications, we wanted to share an update on how Exodus Lending is responding to the crisis and how you can help our efforts. Since we know that this crisis financially impacts all in our community, we expect to see an uptick in the number of Minnesotans seeking Read more March 2020 COVID-19 Update