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11/2/2010

1. N.S. payday loans under microscope
   At hearings scheduled to begin Monday in Halifax, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board is taking a look at the way payday loan companies do business
   (Published: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:50:50 -0700)

2. Payday-loan law creates store vacancies in Glendale, Peoria
   Street corners handful of additional vacant stores since voters cracked down on payday lending.
   (Published: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 07:51:11 -0700)

3. Suspects wanted in connection to St. Charles Payday Loan store robbery
   (KMOV) -- Police are looking for two suspects in connection to an armed robbery at the Missouri Payday Loan Store at 2196 First Capitol Drive.   According to police, the male suspect vaulted the counter while the female suspect pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the clerk. The reportedly left the store on foot toward the rear of the store and may have left the area in a white cargo type ...
   (Published: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:37:22 -0700)

4. Better Business Bureau Warns Against Debt Collection Scheme
   The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as collectors of nonexistent payday loan debts. The scammers typically call consumers and threaten them with legal action or arrest unless the victims authorize immediate payments from their bank accounts.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:05:01 -0700)

5. Man accused of robbing payday loan store, abducting employees
   OFALLON - Authorities are warning the public to watch out for a man suspected of committing a string of violent crimes, including an armed robbery Tuesday at an OFallon payday loan business where he allegedly abducted two employees.
   (Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:48:07 -0700)

6. Payday loan rules blamed for store closures
   The doors have closed at several payday loan outlets in Winnipeg just as tough new legislation in Manitoba takes effect.
   (Published: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:41:03 -0700)

7. Police looking for payday loan store robber
   PORT HURON TWP. — Police are looking for a man who robbed the Check ‘n Go, 1327 24th St., about 3 p.m.
   (Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:03:52 -0700)

8. Police arrest suspect in robbery of payday-loan business
   A Loveland man suspected in the aggravated robbery of a Fort Collins payday-loan business was arrested Thursday, according to a press release from Fort Collins Police Services.
   (Published: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:13:55 -0700)

9. Payday Loan Ranger Expands Capabilities In Preparation for Increased Requests for Payday Loans Online During the ...
   In anticipation of a surge in lending activity during the holidays, Payday Loan Ranger is increasing its ability to process an influx of loan applications
   (Published: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:00:00 -0700)

10. Help Loan debt collection halted
    The debt collection agency used by payday loan firm Help Loan has stopped pursuing people alleged to have borrowed money from it.
    (Published: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:40:53 -0700)