PayDay lending

FTC: Data Broker Sold Payday Loan Data To Scammers For 50 Cents Per Victim
FTC: Data Broker Sold Payday Loan Data To Scammers For 50 Cents Per Victim
December 29, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

A data broker who helped scammers steal millions of dollars from payday loan applicants is the target of a lawsuit filed last week by the...

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Did Operation Choke Point Hurt The Unbanked?
Did Operation Choke Point Hurt The Unbanked?
November 06, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

A former FDIC head has accused the U.S. Justice Department’s Operation Choke Point of being “a serious abuse of government power” that harms the U.S....

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Turns Out That Payday-Loan Customers Are Pretty Savvy Borrowers
Turns Out That Payday-Loan Customers Are Pretty Savvy Borrowers
October 02, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Conventional wisdom might lead one to conclude that payday lending is a scourge upon the Earth and an institution dedicated wholly to feasting on the...

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