Newsletters
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
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
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
March 2020 Update
Learning from Our Participants Last month, we hosted our first listening session with program participants, with the hopes of learning how to improve our current and future systems. In a small group setting, several participants shared their honest opinions of their experiences with our program. We are incredibly honored to work with such thoughtful, passionate Read more March 2020 Update
February 2020 Update
Payday Lending in Minnesota Payday lending should be illegal. That’s what we’ve been preaching for years. Why? Because lenders intentionally design their products to trap individuals experiencing financial hardship. Unfortunately for Minnesotans, payday lending is legal in Minnesota. Why? Because our elected officials in Minnesota allow it to be. Fortunately, we have the power to Read more February 2020 Update
January 2020 Update
2019 Growth Thank you for helping make 2019 a huge success! This time last year, our team set a lofty goal to help 150 Minnesotans, a 50% increase from 2018. We’re thrilled to share that we hit that goal with 151 enrollments in 2019 – an all-time high! With this sustained growth, we’ve also hit Read more January 2020 Update
December 2019 Update
Thank you for all your support! We’re celebrating another year of growth and advancement toward our goal of economic justice! At Exodus Lending, we firmly believe that everyone deserves access to safe, affordable credit options. However, some lenders do not agree. Predatory lenders snatch away a sense of financial well-being from countless borrowers. Many Minnesotans like Read more December 2019 Update