Blog sponsored by Bankrupt-Law.com


Leslie Fulbright, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
(07-18) 04:00 PDT Washington -- Low-income residents of 13 cities across the
nation pay extra for many everyday services, sometimes thousands of dollars
more over a whole year, a study to be released today shows.
By taking out higher-interest mortgages, shopping at rent-to-own furniture
stores, using check-cashing businesses instead of banks and buying groceries
at convenience stores, the nation's working poor households pay much more
than moderate- ...   more »