Payday Loans

Some Big Banks Offer Payday-Like Loans - New York Times (blog)

Some Big Banks Offer Payday-Like Loans New York Times (blog) By ANN CARRNS Some large banks are offering short-term loans akin to those offered by payday lenders, says a report from the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonprofit group. Payday loans are short-term advances of relatively small amounts, ...

Jacology: Payday Loans - KPLR 11

Jacology: Payday Loans KPLR 11 Interest rates for these micro-loans, usually under a thousand dollars, is anywhere between 15 percent and 35 percent. Now let's say you live in the United States. Well, you're out of luck unless you want to go to a loan shark on the street or a payday ...

Senator seeks to alter payday loan rules - Columbia Daily Tribune

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Senator seeks to alter payday loan rules Columbia Daily Tribune Lamping told the Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee he wants to address the aspects of payday lending that can trap unwary borrowers. Most borrowers using the high-cost credit use it responsibly, he noted, ... Mo. senator calls for changes to payday loan lawsCBS News Ferratum warns against rogue payday loan firmsMortgage Introducer Senator calls for changes to payday loan lawsSoutheast Missourian SBWire (press release) all 16 news articles »

The time has come for a voter end run on predatory payday loans - Springfield News-Leader

The time has come for a voter end run on predatory payday loans Springfield News-Leader I have, however, lost count of how many columns I have published on the topic of Missouri's malignant payday loan businesses. My columns are virtually never challenged by local business owners because, like the slave ships of old, no one wants to admit ... and more »

Six reasons why credit cards beat payday loans - Which?

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Six reasons why credit cards beat payday loans Which? As the credit card suffers from a 'mid-life crisis' and payday loans threaten to enter the financial mainstream, Which? experts explain why the humble credit card has the edge over its upstart rival. A new report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) shows ... Credit card borrowing fades as payday loans riseBBC News Give your card some creditTelegraph.co.uk all 13 news articles »

Group pushes misinformation about payday loan initiative - People's World

Group pushes misinformation about payday loan initiative People's World LOUIS - As this year's elections cycle kicks into overdrive, the Missouri ballot initiative to cap payday loan interest rates at 36 percent is getting a lot of attention from an unscrupulous, pro-industry organization. "Missourians for Equal Credit ... and more »

Predatory lending under protest in Danville - GoDanRiver.com

Predatory lending under protest in Danville GoDanRiver.com Seven people from the Danville chapter of Virginia Organizing protested predatory lending Wednesday while standing in front of Advance America Payday Loans on Piney Forest road. The group held signs — many with shark themes — blasting what they ...