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Archive: August 2007

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National

Nonprofit Payday Loans: Do They Work?

APPLETON, Wis. — This city of 70,000 has five McDonald’s franchises, three Pizza Huts, four Starbucks shops — and 19 payday loan stores, brightly lighted storefronts with names like EZ Money and Check Into Cash that offer two-week loans…

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Bill Would Cut Down on Payday Loan Sharks

State Rep. Josh Zepnick (D-Milwaukee), a member of the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions, has introduced two consumer protection bills designed to help citizens who utilize relatively new and emerging financial services of cash…

Florida

Florida Payday Loan Fraudsters Indicted

A federal grand jury in Florida has indicted a handful of payday loan executives and their sales agent for their roles in a scam that raised over $1.6 million.

D.C.

Payday Loan Lenders Launch Ad Campaign in D.C.

The local payday cash loan industry has launched an aggressive advertising campaign to try to persuade the D.C. Council to reverse a vote that would limit the fees charged on short-term loans.