In 2009, when the last payday lending storefront in Arkansas closed for business, Washington saw a lot of people coming to the barber college seeking loans. That's when he realized the need for financial services in the community.
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After years of making loans from his Little Rock barbershop, Arlo Washington has chartered the state’s newest credit union – offering a blueprint for communities to create their own financial institutions.
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People Trust Community Federal Credit Union in Arkansas will provide depository services not offered by its sponsoring community development financial institution, the People Trust Community Loan Fund.