Comment letter requesting a public hearing for Republic Bancorp’s application for a charter conversion from a bank holding company to a savings and loan holding company

This comment letter was submitted to formally request a public meeting so that community groups and customers unable to submit a written comment will have the chance to raise their objections to Republic’s business practices and to the requested change in charter. This wider participation will help to rectify the inadequacy of written comments to express the widespread concern about the negative impact of Republic’s refund anticipation lending on lower income people.