A New Kind of Payday Lender: Credit Unions
Last week, Vancity (one of the top credit unions in BC) introduced a new product called the Vancity Fair and Fast Loan.
Here’s the good news: it’s a lot cheaper than payday loans. As reported by Kevin Griffin in the Vancouver Sun, “If a credit union member borrows $300 for minimum term of two months and pays it off in two weeks, it would cost $2.20, a 19 per cent annual percentage rate.” Whereas a payday loan from the Cash Store for $300 (with a 14 day term) would cost $69, which is 23% interest on the principal and equates to an annual interest rate of 599.64%.
And here’s the bad news:
