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4/29/2011Payday loan shops under fire by local legislators
Payday-loan businesses and state efforts to regulate them came under fire from local legislators of both parties on Friday.
(Published: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:16:12 -0700)Payday loan industry in Missouri faces new restrictions
House Bill 656 seeks to balance consumer protection with preservation of credit options SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - If you think youve been seeing more payday loan outlets cropping up, its not your imagination. Experts say in 1996 there were 2,000 payday lenders in the state. Today they number 22,000.
(Published: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:19:02 -0700)Payday Loan Bill Makes Its Way To Mo. Senate
A bill designed to protect consumers from payday loan businesses makes its way to the Missouri Senate.
(Published: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:19:20 -0700)Dallas Council Wants Fewer Payday Loan Stores
New law will restrict number of payday and title loan stores around town.
(Published: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:04:39 -0700)Payday loan restrictions get initial approval from Missouri House
JEFFERSON CITY — Payday loan businesses would see new legal limitations on rates and payback periods under a bill given initial approval by the Missouri House of Representatives. The House voted along party lines for a bill that would change several provisions on payday loans. The bill would lower the total maximum interest rate for borrowers to 60 percent instead of the current 75 percent rate ...
(Published: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:37:31 -0700)Payday loan duel is heated in House
The Missouri House finished work Wednesday on a payday loan bill that will limit the number of times borrowers can renew their short-term loans and create a computer system for the state to monitor compliance with lending laws. The bill was given first-round approval on a 99-57 vote.
(Published: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:05:39 -0700)Payday Loan Limit Could Go Up
A proposal to raise the cap on risky payday loans in California is making its way through the state Assembly. Payday loans allow people to borrow against future paychecks in exchange for immediate money.
(Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:07:56 -0700)Payday loan bill advances in House
JEFFERSON CITY — A payday loan bill cutting the number of times a borrower may renew one of the short-term loans and creating a computer system to monitor compliance won first-round approval in the Missouri House Wednesday.
(Published: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:05:50 -0700)Editorial: A better parking plan
A financial crisis can cause an individual to make an unwise decision to relieve the crisis. Thats one of the reasons payday loan companies are able to stay in business.
(Published: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:00:00 -0700)Payday loan provider Cash Store revenues grow in Q2 to $2.5 million
EDMONTON - Payday loan provider Cash Store Financial Services Inc. (TSX:CSF) says higher loan volumes and product diversification helped it weather higher administrative costs to make a bigger profit in its second quarter.
(Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:29:11 -0700)
