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Mississippi social justice firm fights payday 'predatory lending' in low-income communities

April 22, 2022

About 75% of these business fees are being generated from more than 10 loans a year per person. It's really a debt trap by design. Payday lenders succeed by rolling over loans and getting more loans.

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