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How disaster loans feel like punishment for bad luck

The bank approved me for a disaster loan but signing the papers feels like choosing to be in debt for the next twenty years over something that was not even my fault.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Taking on debt to recover from circumstances beyond personal control creates existential resentment about fairness in financial systems.

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“Where Are You with Financial recovery after disaster?”

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