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2/2/2010

1. New Payday Loan Law Could Hurt Past Customers (WSPA Spartanburg)
   A new payday lending law in South Carolina that took effect February 1 could hurt past customers with multiple outstanding loans.
   (Published: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:11 GMT)

2. Check 'n Go Releases Video: Credit Card Cash Advance Versus Payday Loan (PRWeb)
   Today, Check n Go, a provider of payday loans, title loans, installment loans and other consumer financial products lender, released "Credit Card Cash Advance Versus Payday Loan." This video helps potential customers understand the fees associated with a credit card cash advance and, in a straightforward way, illustrates the differences between credit card cash advances and credit card ...
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:18:23 GMT)

3. Top lawmaker admits to dating payday loan lobbyist (The Chippewa Herald)
   MADISON — Democratic Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan is defending his relationship with a lobbyist for the payday loan industry, saying it has not compromised his integrity even though a bill regulating the industry is pending in the Legislature.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:12:59 GMT)

4. Payday loan cycle targeted by governor, Democrats (Jefferson City News Tribune)
   JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When Elliott Clarks wife broke her ankle, she couldnt work and his paycheck didnt cover the bills. So he got a payday loan for the house payment, then another to pay the gas bill, and another to keep the lights on.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:53:16 GMT)

5. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan admits to dating payday loan lobbyist (The Oshkosh Northwestern)
   The sponsor of a bill to cap payday loan interest at 36 percent, Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said the speaker assured him the proposal, which has been stalled since October, would be taken up later this session.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:37:49 GMT)

6. Wis. lawmaker admits dating payday loan lobbyist (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
   Democratic Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan is defending his relationship with a lobbyist for the payday loan industry, saying it has not compromised his integrity even though a bill regulating the industry is pending in the Wisconsin Legislature.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:32:54 GMT)

7. Sheridan acknowledges dating payday loan lobbyist (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
   Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan who reversed his position on regulating payday lenders, has recently dated a lobbyist for the industry.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:21:21 GMT)

8. What's News: Why the story about Speaker Sheridan dating the payday loan lobbyist matters (The Capital Times)
   A Janesville Gazette story about Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, who represents Janesville, is making a splash today. Sheridan says he "dated a gal who is a lobbyist" for the payday loan industry and that its not a conflict of interest despite the fact that a bill that would sharply reduce the maximum interest rate that such lenders can charge remains stuck in committee.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:17:31 GMT)

9. Wisconsin Assembly speaker admits to dating payday loan lobbyist (WKBT La Crosse)
   Democratic Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan tells his the Janesville Gazette newspaper that he has been dating a lobbyist for the payday loan industry even though a bill to increase regulations in that industry is pending in the Legislature.
   (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:42:35 GMT)

10. Democratic Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan admits to dating payday loan lobbyist (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
    MADISON Democratic Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan tells the Janesville Gazette newspaper that he has been dating a lobbyist for the payday loan industry even though a bill to increase regulations in that industry is pending in the Legislature.
    (Published: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:19:53 GMT)