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Payday Lending Rules Seem Likely To Escape The CRA

Payday Lending Rules Seem Likely To Escape The CRA
Payday Lending Rules Seem Likely To Escape The CRA
October 31, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

Last week, at the end of an otherwise dramatic day on Capitol Hill, the Senate managed to pull off something of a twist ending: the repeal of...

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word
Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word
October 11, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

Last week, after five years of debates, discussions, arguments and waiting, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rules for payday lending dropped. As one...

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Voice Sizzles, Equifax Fizzles And Social Security Numbers Get Ready For A Curtain Call
Voice Sizzles, Equifax Fizzles And Social Security Numbers Get Ready For A Curtain Call
October 06, 2017  |  Exclusive Series

Sizzle  Cyberattack insurance: The more headlines gather on data breaches, new (Equifax) and old (Yahoo), and the bad news keeps getting worse (both attacks have...

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Payday Lending Viewed From Inside A NY Courtroom
Payday Lending Viewed From Inside A NY Courtroom
October 04, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

The payday lending and debt collection industry is controversial, to say the least, and it is getting a day in court. As The Wall Street...

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When The Payday Lending Rule Drops, Opponents Are Ready To Attack
When The Payday Lending Rule Drops, Opponents Are Ready To Attack
September 19, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

The new rules are coming for payday lenders, and opponents of those rules are readying themselves for what will likely be a fairly dizzying battle...

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CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
August 29, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

The final payday lending rules are coming, but reporting by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend suggests that they may not take quite the toll on...

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Everyone Hates Payday Lenders And Check Cashers (Except The People Who Use Them)
Everyone Hates Payday Lenders And Check Cashers (Except The People Who Use Them)
June 27, 2017  |  Loans

Everyone hates consumer lenders — politicians, consumer groups, prayer circles — except the people who use them. They tend to like the products — and...

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New Prepaid Card Rules Survived The CRA (Payday Lending Regs Might Not)
New Prepaid Card Rules Survived The CRA (Payday Lending Regs Might Not)
May 16, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rulemaking authority survived its first big challenge from the now Republican-dominated houses of Congress when an effort to use...

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