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'Predatory' payday loan scammers thrive with stolen data, BBB says. What to watch out for.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoA new report from the Better Business Bureau warns consumers of numerous ways scammers have found a...
What you need to know about payday loans
Bankrate via AOL· 4 months agoKey takeaways Payday loans are small loans with high fees that typically have to be paid off in 14 days. People typically choose payday loans because...
What are payday loans and other types of predatory lending?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoFinancial watchdog groups have raised concerns about predatory lenders taking advantage of...
SC lawmakers debate cap on payday loans. Here's how that would change the lending industry.
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSouth Carolina lawmakers are contemplating a law that would bar short-term lenders from charging an...
Quick cash, high price: RI lawmakers again seek to rein in 'payday lending'
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE − Cars break down. Rents come due. The temperature drops. And cash-strapped consumers...
In the session's final days, payday lending reform is on the move. Could it pass?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — Legislation to repeal the law that has allowed "payday lenders" to charge annualized...
The U.S. wants to crack down on payday loans. Here’s what you need to know.
Washington Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoAn earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of former GOP congressman Mick Mulvaney....
Payday lending rates are sky high, but not optimism for R.I. Senate to pass reform this year
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt’s a classic case of political power dynamics. Community advocates, voters and lawmakers have...
Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPowerful financial firms that offer high-cost, short-term loans to poor Americans have blocked at...
Payday loan rate cap in advanced stages at Capitol
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 15—MANKATO — Proposed legislation to cap interest rates on payday loans would be a huge step toward protecting consumers from predatory lenders, said Mankato's organizer for the Minnesotans ...
