Fair Lending

Sunflower has been working since 1998 to ensure that Kansans aren't taken advantage of by predatory lenders. We work in two main areas which include Foreclosure prevention and Payday and Auto Title Lending. Sunflower is an affiliate of the National Training and Information Center (NTIC). Through national partnerships with NTIC and various lending institutions we have saved thousands of Kansas families from failing into foreclosure. We have also helped many people escape the debt trap of payday and auto title lending and have worked with financial institutions statewide to offer more affordable alternatives. Our goal is to cap triple digit interest rates on high-cost, small dollar loans and to hold financial institutions accountable that use racial, social or economic status to determine a person’s ability to prosper and live out the American dream. Sunflower provides communities affected by these issues an avenue to organize and fight back to make systematic change that will benefit people statewide. Since 2002 Sunflower has helped Kansas borrowers recover over $9 million in assets.

In 2010, SCA proudly participated with citizen groups across the country protesting financial institutions demanding reforms on both the part of government and the ABA .