Alabama
Alabama Residents Should Maintain Credit, Payday Advance Options
Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, represents District 8 in the Alabama Senate. He penned the following paraphrased take on payday loans for The Montogomery Advertiser …
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Alabama
Alabama Payday Loan Bill Introduced
Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, has introduced a bill designed to reform the state’s controversial Alabama payday loans.
Alabama
Alabama Newspaper: Restrict Payday Advance Practices
Regulating Alabama payday loans under the state’s Small Loans Act, as Sen. Bradley Byrne of Montrose wants to do, would be a good step toward protecting low-income citizens from predatory lenders.
Alabama
Legislation Proposed to Cut Rates on Alabama Payday Loans
A state senator says a bill he introduced in the Senate would substantially reduce the interest customers pay when they take out Alabama payday loans.
Alabama
Alabama Small Loan Act Should Cover Payday Advances
Barbara Evans is director of Alabama Watch. She recently wrote in to the Montgomery Adviser …
Alabama
Payday Loan Reform on the Way in Alabama?
State Rep. James E. Buskey thinks it’s time to rethink Alabama’s 3-year-old payday lending law.
Alabama
Alabama Residents Discover Cost of Payday Advances, Cash Loans
According to The Birmingham News, Alabama residents last year paid $225 million in extra fees for small, short-term payday loans, the fifth highest amount in the country, based on a report released Thursday by a consumer advocacy group…
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Payday Loan Company Donates Money to Schools
PLS Payday Loan Store locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Mississippi, and Wisconsin donated a total of $18,000 to community schools.
Alabama
Retired Army Colonel Slams Candidate, Payday Advance Industry
Try as he might, Senator Lowell Barron cannot shed his image as a one-time payday loan store owner.
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Cash Loan Store Donates Money to School
Based on the interest rates they charge, most cash advance companies and stores earn a profit. While critics have a problem with this scenario, some of that money is often used for good.