Newsletters
May 2018 Update
Raise a Glass at our Annual Fundraiser! Join us at Urban Growler Brewery on June 26th from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm to celebrate with Exodus Lending at our annual fundraiser with a fun twist – trivia! Show off your smarts while showing up in support of our important work. Tickets are $20 until June Read more May 2018 Update
Annual Report 2017
Exodus Lending’s full Annual Report can be downloaded near the bottom of this page or by following this hyperlink: Annual Report from 2017. Annual Report 2017 by Anika Riewe on Scribd
April 2018 Update
At Exodus Lending, our program participants are the guiding force behind our work. Their stories of struggle with payday loan debt infuriate us. Their tales of triumph when they eliminate this debt through our program inspire us. We hope you too feel inspired by them, so on this frustratingly chilly April day, here is program Read more April 2018 Update
March 2018 Update
To Moorhead and beyond! Visits to St. Paul and Moorhead From the capitol to the suburbs to northern Minnesota, our Executive Director, Sara Nelson-Pallmeyer, has seemingly been everywhere spreading the word about Exodus Lending- and that’s just in this last week! On Tuesday, Sara spoke to members of the House of Representatives’ Job Growth and Read more March 2018 Update
New VISTA Volunteer, and More Updates
Welcome to Kaitlyn! Kaitlyn, our new VISTA volunteer, started work this week at Exodus Lending and we are excited to get to know her and have her share her skills with us this year. Originally from Illinois, Kaitlyn is a new graduate from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Urban Studies and the Read more New VISTA Volunteer, and More Updates
Generous funding from the Partners in Justice Fund!
Join us on June 22nd! View this email in your browser↗ (opens in a new tab) Save the Date — June 22nd! Start your summer off right by celebrating the work of Exodus Lending. More details will be coming, but plan on joining us at Du Nord Craft Spirits, 2610 East 32nd Street, in Minneapolis, from 4:30 Read more Generous funding from the Partners in Justice Fund!
Exciting news!
We’ve surpassed the 100 mark! Exodus Lending has now refinanced the loans of 101 persons trapped by payday loans and look forward to helping others soon. A few more statistics: The total number of participants who have repaid their loans in full and have “graduated” from Exodus Lending: 41 (and growing each month!) Total number of Read more Exciting news!
Exodus Lending continues to change lives!
Exodus Lending has now refinanced the loans of 93 persons trapped by payday loans and we look toward reaching 100. A few more statistics: The total number of participants who have repaid their loans in full and have “graduated” from Exodus Lending: 27 (and growing each month!) Total number of loans refinanced: 124 Total amount Read more Exodus Lending continues to change lives!
Mary's Pence supports Exodus Lending!
Exodus Lending is thrilled to announce the award of a Mary’s Pence grant to support the work we are already doing and help continue to refinance payday loans for persons trapped in the payday loan cycle. Mary’s Pence invests in projects that support women’s well-being – physical, social and economic. Mary’s Pence funds women in North, Central and Read more Mary's Pence supports Exodus Lending!
Sept/Oct update
Let the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau know what you think of payday lending! October 7th is the closing date to let the CFPB know that you support tight restrictions on payday lending. Just this week we at Exodus Lending got a call from a new mom whose income was slashed when she was on unpaid maternity Read more Sept/Oct update