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Scott Tucker To Appeal Payday Lending Conviction
Scott Tucker To Appeal Payday Lending Conviction
October 16, 2017  |  Legal

Kansas City businessman Scott Tucker was found guilty on racketeering charges for interest rates of as much as 700 percent on short-term loans. According to...

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Bankers To CFPB: Help Us Help Families In Need
Bankers To CFPB: Help Us Help Families In Need
September 28, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

By now, the sobering statistics are familiar: Nearly half of American adults say they could not cover an unexpected expense of $400, according to the...

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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  |  CFPB

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 Could Scale Back Payday Lending Rule To Get It Done
CFPB Could Scale Back Payday Lending Rule To Get It Done
August 28, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is gearing up to scale back its rule on payday lending, giving the industry a  potential break from oversight. According...

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Lawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
Lawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
July 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

One U.S. lawmaker has begun to inquire about SMB alternative lending practices, according to JD Supra news reports. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) has reportedly sent letters...

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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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Dave, AI App, Aims To Fight Costly Overdraft Fees In The US
Dave, AI App, Aims To Fight Costly Overdraft Fees In The US
April 26, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A new artificial intelligence–based app Dave, launched Tuesday (April 25) aiming to save consumers for costly overdraft fees. According to a report in TechCrunch, users...

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What The People Think Of Payday Lending
What The People Think Of Payday Lending
April 25, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

A lot has been said and written about payday loans. In fact, there’s been a literal deluge of data on the subject: stacks of studies,...

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Short-Term Lenders Hope For A Long-Term Future
Short-Term Lenders Hope For A Long-Term Future
March 21, 2017  |  CFPB

What is short-term lending’s long-term future? That’s the question on most segment watcher’s lips as 2017 gets up and running — and as millions nationwide...

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