Rodney Williams saw it firsthand. His mom would get paid on Monday, and the bill would be due on Thursday. With getting to the bank, having the check clear, and having access in her account, sometimes that meant the check would bounce. And the lights would turn off. And the food in the refrigerator would go bad. And there would be a shut off fee PLUS a turn on fee PLUS a bounced check fee.  So being late meant a perpetual inability to get ahead.  Rodney saw all of this, and is doing something about it, as the co-founder and chairman of SoLo Funds.

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