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3/19/2011Payday Loan Debit Card Trick
If you applied for a payday loan online, you may have been tricked into signing up for a debit card.
(Published: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:17:15 -0700)Payday lender sues to block new Illinois law
(Crains) — With last year’s landmark payday loan reform law set to take effect Monday, a lender has sued to stop enforcement of a key part of the measure, claiming its unconstitutional.
(Published: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:08:30 -0700)Payday Loan Marketers Who Allegedly Tricked Consumers into Buying Prepaid Debit Cards Will Pay More Than $800,000 to ...
Two men who operated a service matching borrowers with potential lenders will pay $800,000 and the proceeds from the sale of a house to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked hundreds of thousands of payday loan applicants into paying for an unrelated debit card.
(Published: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:22:49 -0700)Panel kills payday loan bill
Panel kills payday loan bill By Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 2, 2011 09:22PM MDT A bill aimed at stopping people who obtain “payday loans” from spiraling into uncontrolled debt was killed by a House committee on Wednesday. HB113 by Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, would have created a database to list people who have a payday loan or who are in default on one. Once listed, no payday ...
(Published: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:29:01 -0800)House committee OKs payday loan reform
JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would tighten rate regulations and add consumer protections to the states payday loan industry won approval over a more restrictive payday bill in a House committee Wednesday. The passing bills sponsor, Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, developed the legislation in a bipartisan committee last summer. The bill with stricter regulations, which failed to pass through ...
(Published: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:22:16 -0700)Payday loan successor rears its head in Senate
New Hampshire lawmakers seem bent on bringing back title loans -- short-term high interest loans backed by the title on the borrowers car.
(Published: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:52:24 -0700)Payday loan bills on tap
JEFFERSON CITY — Payday loans, denounced as predatory by some and defended by the industry as the only place for some consumers to borrow emergency money, will be the subject of a legislative hearing Wednesday afternoon.
(Published: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:06:07 -0800)Layton limits number of payday loan shops
LAYTON -- There are 17 title loan, payday loan and deferred deposit lending businesses in Layton, a number city officials have deemed too high. In response, the city council has taken action to eventually bring that number down. Thursday night, the council adopted an ordinance that regulates those lending businesses. The ordinance caps the number of businesses allowed in the industry, while ...
(Published: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:14:34 -0700)Loan By Phone Offers New Website for Payday Loan Services
Loan By Phone, a leading national provider of online payday loan and cash advance services, has launched a new website to enhance customer service and improve the process for online loan applications.
(Published: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:00:00 -0800)Payday loan reform measure advances
JEFFERSON CITY — A payday loan bill that supporters contend brings new protections to consumers but critics call a false reform that actually helps the industry won approval in a House committee Wednesday.
(Published: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:05:20 -0700)
