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June 20, 2009

Anonymous The Meridian Star Sat Jun 20, 2009, 10:46 PM CDT

Car dealer recognizes employee's service

New South Ford Nissan owner Milburn Van Veckhoven congratulated Aubrey Howard on his 30 year anniversary with the business.

Howard began working at New South Ford Nissan on March 11, 1979 as a line technician and has worked his way up to head technician in New South Ford Nissan's heavy-duty truck shop. A spokesperson said Howard is well known throughout the business community as one of the premier diesel technicians in the Meridian area and is a valued employee of New South Ford Nissan.

Organization aims to educate public about short term lending

from staff reports

Short-term lenders across Mississippi have organized to help educate the public about the short term lending business and making good lending choices by creating Borrow Smart Mississippi, the state's chapter of the Council for Fair Lending's non-profit Borrow Smart organization.

The main aims of this organization are to help people understand the short-term lending industry and to ensure fair treatment of consumers by holding lenders accountable for their practices.

"Basically what we want to do is encourage our customers to borrow smart... not to borrow too much, not to get themselves in a bind," said Dan Robinson, spokesperson for the organization.

Robinson said most short-term lenders do not run corrupt or dishonest practices, and that state law requires that they inform customers of the exact amount they will have to pay back on a loan.

"It's a heavily regulated industry," Robinson said, adding that Borrow Smart was formed to protect the consumer as well as "educate the general public about what we do and why we're needed."

For more information on Borrow Smart Mississippi, visit www.borrowsmartms.com.

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