Immigration procedures can easily run up four-digit bills or more, especially when lawyers are called upon for help navigating a notoriously complex legal system. High costs for high stakes procedures can drive desperate, low-income immigrants to fall prey to fraudulent notary schemes, or to borrow from high-interest payday and title lenders that leave consumers trapped in debt spirals.
Capital Good Fund, a Rhode-Island-based nonprofit that offers many types of personal loans, posits itself as a better, non-predatory alternative.
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