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1/19/2010

1. Nampa Police looking for man who robbed payday loan business (KTVB Boise)
     NAMPA -- Nampa Police are asking for the publics help in locating a man who robbed a local business this afternoon. Witnesses told police around 2 p.m. a man entered EZ Payday Money Loans at 1015 12th Ave So. Suite 103 in Nampa, and demanded money.  He took an undetermined amount of cash and left the scene on foot heading the north. The supsect is described as a Hispanic male in his 30s, with ...
   (Published: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:58:35 GMT)

2. Nampa police release sketch of payday loan-store robber (The Idaho Statesman)
   Nampa police have released a composite sketch of a man who robbed the EZ Money Payday Loans store We
   (Published: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:55:30 GMT)

3. Mitchell schools lock down after robbery (The Argus Leader)
   An armed robbery of a payday loan business in Mitchell prompted a lockdown of both the middle school and elementary school Friday. The schools were locked down about noon after Check into Cash on North Main Street was robbed at gunpoint at 10:50 a.m. The lockdowns ended a couple of hours later. Middle School Principal Brad Berens said the lockdowns were done as a precaution.
   (Published: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:59:35 GMT)

4. Need some wonga? New loan company launches iPhone credit app - with 3,000 interest rates (Daily Mail: World News)
   A loan company is launching the first credit application for the iPhone allowing users to borrow instant cash – at interest rates of up to 3,000 per cent.
   (Published: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:50:33 GMT)

5. New bar question on tap for City Commission today (The Brownsville Herald)
   A new bar, an exception to the moratorium on payday lending, car title loan and check cashing businesses, and awarding a bid to renovate Sams Memorial Pool are on the agenda for today’s meeting of the City Commission.
   (Published: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:40:06 GMT)

6. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Loophole allows payday./auto title loans (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
   Recently someone from AARP had an opportunity to talk to Preston White, a Killeen retiree, who wanted to get money for his daughter and her family. Less than an hour after walking into a payday/auto-title loan store, he was able to secure $4,000 using his truck as collateral.
   (Published: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:18:51 GMT)

7. Payday loan bill deficient (The Sierra Vista Herald)
   var objLink = new myC_Remote.BuyLink(); objLink.LinkContent = " "; objLink.IsAboveImage = false; objLink.LinkClass = "field-items"; objLink.PricingSheetID = "2041"; objLink.Render(); Payday lenders are cranking up a new initiative in the state Legislature to usurp what voters mandated in 2008. That is, that the state will allow lenders to charge a maximum interest rate of “only” 36 percent to ...
   (Published: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:34:59 GMT)

8. Nampa police release sketch of payday loan-store robber (The Idaho Statesman)
   NAMPA - Police want anyone who knows about the man who robbed the EZ Money Payday Loans store Wednesday at 1015 12th Ave. S. to call them at 465-2233.
   (Published: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:42:24 GMT)

9. EZCORP, Inc. (EZPW): Zacks Rank Buy (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
   Earnings are expected to grow 19.6% in fiscal 2010 for this payday lender.
   (Published: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT)

10. Bill could keep payday loan centers open (FOX 11 Tucson)
    Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. By Arizona law all payday loan centers will be forced to shut down for good this summer.
    (Published: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:03:32 GMT)