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Pawn Shops, Payday Lenders Benefit From Gov’t Shutdown

January 21, 2019
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Pawn Shops, Payday Lenders Benefit From Gov’t Shutdown

January 21, 2019
The partial government shutdown, which is now in its fourth week with no sign of ending, is helping out at least two industries: pawn shops and payday lenders. The Financial Times reported that pawnshop chains and payday lenders are seeing a huge jump in their business thanks to the government shutdown that has left 800,000 unpaid or […]