Helping People Find Solutions ... Together

HEBREW FREE 1.4 'AN

If thou loan money to My people, thou shalt not lay upon him interest.

Exodus 22:24

I

nterest-free loans. Leave it to God to think

of that one.

And leave it to the Hebrew Free Loan Association
to deli\ er.

For 105 , ears without charging interest, this agency

,

has helper, more than 15,000 families meet a

crisis...earr a living...get an education...celebrate a
simcha when there was no money at home to make

it special.

15,000 of them. 15,000 Bar Mitzvah boys and brides

and immigrants and college students and small
business owners.

This Federation agency helps people find solutions

to what may seem insoluble problems. Some folks

have turned to Hebrew Free Loan when there was

no other way to pay a medical bill. Some of our

community's nicest success stories started with an

Business owners Kenneth and Michael Shecter got their start with a loan
from Hebrew Free Loan Association.

interview at the HFLA offices.

Times have changed, but the concept hasn't.

Once, an immigrant could get a loan for a horse and

a pushcart.Today, he or she is more likely to borrow

for a used car to get to that first job.

During the Depression, many of our grandparents

made it through with an HFLA loan — and paid it

back 75 cents at a time. And they're proud to tell
you about it.

And you know what's interesting? In more than a

century, fewer than 2% have defaulted on a loan.

It's just possible that God knew a good credit risk
when He saw one.

Want information on Hebrew Free loan Association?
Call (248) 723-8184.

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Visit us on the Web: www.thisisfederation.org