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10/19/2010

1. Payday loan, pawnshop restrictions proposed for Des Moines
   Des Moines pawnshops and payday lenders would be prohibited in two business districts and subject to a half-mile separation requirement under new regulations that will be considered by the City Council.
   (Published: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:43:12 -0700)

2. State panel hears of payday loan troubles
   After taking out a $500 payday loan to fund emergency car repairs last summer, Hikes Point homemaker Tonia Nolden has wracked up $400 in fees without a dent against the principle.
   (Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:49:02 -0700)

3. Clamp call on 3,000% payday loan deals
   Payday loans charging up to 3,000 per cent interest are forcing people into debt traps, warns a report.
   (Published: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:26:43 -0700)

4. What is a fair price to pay for a payday loan?
   There is quite a bit of passion on both sides of the debate over payday loans in Mississippi.
   (Published: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:07:53 -0700)

5. Payday loan initiative will stay on ballot
   HELENA - A district judge ruled Thursday that an initiative to cap interest rates on payday loans will stay on the Nov. 2 after opponents failed to prove signatures had been improperly gathered.
   (Published: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:09:43 -0700)

6. Regulators approve payday loan alternative
   The National Credit Union Administration recently adopted a new rule allowing federal credit unions to make short-term, small-amount loans designed to provide consumers with an alternative to borrowing from payday lenders.
   (Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:56:55 -0700)

7. State Sues Payday Loan Store After Personal Info Ends Up In Trash
   After personal information -- including customers Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers and financial account numbers -- was found in a trash cans behind four store locations, a payday loan store was sued by the state for failing to protect their customers information.
   (Published: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:26:29 -0700)

8. Payday Loan Marketer Settles FTC Charges
   PayDay Loan Websites Were Unfair and Deceptive
   (Published: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:55:27 -0700)

9. Payday loan initiative sponsors make final push
   HELENA - Supporters of an initiative to cap interest rates on payday and title loans are making a final campaign push after the measures opponents failed to convince a judge to remove it from the Nov
   (Published: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:25:40 -0700)

10. Initiative 164
    Initiative 164 aims to cap the rate on a payday loan from 400% to 36%.
    (Published: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:55:47 -0700)