Thanks to a bevy of unflattering media reports, there are probably few industries as vilified as the payday loan industry. Still, those who provide small, short-term loans offer a valuable service, ...

As many as 66 percent of Americans expect to borrow for holiday shopping, and about a quarter anticipate taking on $900 or ...

Randy Hutchinson is the president of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. If you have to borrow money to fix your car so you can get to work and have no alternative but to take out a payday or ...

The prosperous delayed-deposit business has blossomed in Iowa and Illinois during the last eight years and representatives say criticism of their service is unwarranted. The industry doesn't hide the ...

NEW YORK – Internet giant Google said Wednesday it will ban all ads from payday lenders, calling the industry “deceptive” and “harmful.” Google’s decision could have as much or even more impact on ...

The payday loan business is pretty simple. Clients generally pay a fee of $15 per $100 for a two-week loan. At EZ Money, the fee is $15 for $100, $25 for $200 and $35 for $300. For one-month loans, ...

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Payday and car title lenders turned out in force early Monday morning to tell a Senate committee why they oppose a bill that would put a 36-percent limit on consumer loans under $50,000. "Thirty-six ...

Payday lenders have a lot in common with pawn shops, their close cousins: They depend on lending money to desperate people living close to the edge with nowhere else to turn. They first surfaced about ...

The third in a series entitled “Poverty in America” will be published next week. The reason for its postponement is attributed to the article published earlier this week reporting that the Nacogdoches ...