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A credit union for Pagans?
Melissa Angell • October 5, 2019

Believe it or not, it could happen

This article first appeared in AmericanBanker.com October 4th, 2019



As the owner of Blackberry Botanicals, Beth Laferriere has struggled to secure a loan from three different banks to support the herbal supplement business.


Though each bank had a reason for rejecting her request, Laferriere is more suspicious than that. She believes her requests for credit were possibly turned down due to her religion – Laferriere is a practicing Pagan.


"Although discrimination is illegal, it still happens,” Laferriere said.


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