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9/29/2010

1. Payday loan initiative draws praise, criticism in Great Falls
   Proponents of an initiative that would cap the interest rate for payday and title loan lenders held a rally in Great Falls on Wednesday.
   (Published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:55:27 -0700)

2. Project aims to fight payday-loan businesses
   Community activists have spent years fighting payday-loan businesses in Kansas City and asking government leaders to regulate them more strictly. Now they are trying another tack — giving those businesses some competition.
   (Published: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:06:50 -0700)

3. Payday loan store is robbed in Highland
   HIGHLAND - Police said a robber displayed a handgun and took anundisclosed amount of money from The Cash Store, in the 12000 blockof Route 143, shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.
   (Published: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:27:13 -0700)

4. Trial on 'payday' loan initiative to begin Thursday
   HELENA - A trial will begin Thursday in Polson on the "payday"lending industrys attempt to remove from the Nov. 2 ballot ameasure imposing new limits on the industry, claiming Initiative164 supporters used deceptive and illegal practices to get I-164 onthe ballot.
   (Published: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:25:25 -0700)

5. Payday loan industry fighting back against attacks
   During the past several weeks, the payday loan industry has come under attack from several elected officials on the coast who say the high interest rates hurt those who can least afford to pay. But the industry is fighting back. They say they provide a much needed service to those who need cash, but cant get a loan from a traditional bank.
   (Published: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:51:29 -0700)

6. Payday loan firms thrive in N.W.T.
   Payday loan companies have found a profitable new home in the Northwest Territories, but some people have encountered problems with the small short-term loans that come with sky-high interest rates.
   (Published: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:12:13 -0700)

7. Mogo's Mission To Save Canadians Over 1 Billion In Payday Loan Fees Supported By New Poll
   Mogos mission to save Canadians over 1 billion in high payday loan fees has been supported by a new Canadian Payroll Association poll that shows 6 in 10 Canadians live payday to payday. Mogos online Zip Money loan is Canadas first payday loan alternative that can save consumers up to 50 compared to most Canadian payday loans. Tavia Grant of the Globe and Mail wrote this morning, "The ...
   (Published: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:35:44 -0700)

8. Major banks boost payday loan centers, report says
   As big banks were being bailed out by the federal government, they were lending money to payday loan companies and making huge profits, according to report issued Tuesday by a network of community organizations.
   (Published: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:33:44 -0700)

9. Payday Loan Store Robberies Have Employees On Edge
   Woman Wearing Sunglasses Suspected Detectives in both Highland and Wood River, Illinois are trying to track down a female robber, whos hit two Cash Stores in the last two weeks. In both cases, woman was wearing dark sunglasses and used a weapon. In Highland she used a hand gun and in Wood River, she used both a gun and knife.
   (Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:13:32 -0700)

10. North Dakota residents warned of payday loan scam
    BISMARCK - Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem warns North Dakota residents to be on the alert for conmen posing as collectors of payday loan debts.
    (Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:28:51 -0700)