Oportun Inc. was founded to help Latino immigrants build credit.

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The Loan Company That Sued Thousands of Low-Income Latinos During the Pandemic <[link removed]> A monthslong investigation revealed that Oportun Inc., which was founded to help Latino immigrants build credit, routinely uses lawsuits to intimidate a vulnerable population into keeping up with high-interest loan payments — even amid COVID-19. by Kiah Collier, Ren Larson and Perla Trevizo

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They Sued Thousands of Borrowers During the Pandemic — Until We Started Asking Questions <[link removed]> Months into the pandemic, a lender that markets to Latino immigrants continued to sue borrowers after they lost jobs and missed payments. But they reversed course when we started asking questions. by Kiah Collier and Ren Larson <[link removed]>

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