Brewnuts is the brainchild of two Clevelanders, John & Shelley Pippin, who decided to combine their three favorite things – Cleveland, craft beer, and donuts – into one, and make the food and beer lover’s ultimate guilty pleasure: craft-beer-based donuts. By combining donuts, a symbol of Americana as unpretentious as you can find, with the hipness of the craft beer movement, Brewnuts puts a whole new twist on bellying up to the bar.
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Short answer: no.

Payday loans are not what they seem. While they may appear to be a convenient “quick fix” for a temporary financial situation, they often result in a vicious cycle that can accumulate interest at rates of up to 780%.

Most Payday lenders require borrowers to give access to their checking account. Many loans come due in just two weeks, which is hardly enough time for the typical consumer to rebuild their finances to pay off their debt.

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HFLA of NEO Board president, Lisa Arlyn Lowe recently sent the following letter to Ohio Senator Rob Portman in support of his opposition to the health care bill currently before the Ohio Senate. 

Dear Senator Portman:

Thank you for opposing the health care bill that is currently before the Senate.  In its present form, the Senate Bill is detrimental to all Americans—not just your Ohio constituents. In addition to slashing Medicaid and Medicare, as well as denying millions of Americans access to affordable health care, it limits (or prevents) access to care for opioid addiction – an issue about which I know you are personally passionate.

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