High-Cost Lenders Scheme with Banks to Evade Consumer Protections

High-Cost Lenders Scheme with Banks to Evade Consumer Protections

A few high-cost lenders are evading state consumer protections through rent-a-bank schemes. Through these sham arrangements, these companies are exploding right through the interest rate limits that most states have put in place for good reason, to protect people from high-cost debt traps that drain them of their hard-earned income. In the following states, payday lenders are using banks, which...
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Analysis: Democrats dominate the Nevada Legislature, so why are progressives unhappy?

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James DeHaven | Reno Gazette Journal
Nearly 300 bills died last week in the Democrat-dominated Nevada Legislature. Outnumbered Republicans were far from the only ones left to mourn the casualties. Progressive activists were flummoxed by a number of bills either heavily amended or scrapped ahead of the first major bill passage deadline. From hiking the minimum wage to regulating “predatory” payday lenders to eliminating cash bail...
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Payday and Car Title Lenders Drain Nearly $8 Billion in Fees Every Year

Payday and Car Title Lenders Drain Nearly $8 Billion in Fees Every Year

Payday and car-title loans typically carry annual percentage rates (APR) of at least 300%. These high-cost loans are marketed as quick solutions to a financial emergency. Research demonstrates, however, that they frequently lead to debt that is nearly impossible to escape. In addition, these loans are related to a cascade of other financial consequences, such as increased overdraft fees, delinquency...
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