payday loans
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Could big banks help rein in payday lenders?
Mar 20, 2013
Payday lenders circumvented state laws by moving online, and in the process big banks became enablers (and potentially profited) from payday lending. Now Chase is making changes to protect its customers from payday lenders. Will other banks follow?
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Payday lenders need to be more transparent
Mar 8, 2013
Last week on Marketplace, a payday loan lender defended his industry, saying as long as customers did the math, he wasn't doing anything wrong. Commentator Helaine Olen begs to differ.
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In defense of payday lenders
Feb 21, 2013
A payday lender from Kansas City, Missouri, says his business is fair, just do the math.
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Payday lenders inspire mixed feelings from borrowers
Feb 20, 2013
New Pew report finds that payday borrowers feel both relief -- and that they are being taken advantage of.
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The argument in favor of payday lending
Nov 9, 2012
Critics of payday lending say the industry is ripe for abuse and should be tightly controlled. Commentator Tom Lehman says the practice can actually be helpful, for individuals and the financial system as a whole.
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Payday loan becomes monthly ordeal
Jan 9, 2012
Commentator Mark Laws found himself on a "rat wheel" trying to pay off a loan to attend his mother's funeral.
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Sometimes 'payday' rhymes with 'mayday'
Jan 5, 2011
Mayday, as in the international distress signal. It is from the French "M'Aider!" or "Help Me!" Payday, as in so-called payday loans, where a lo...
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