A little more than three years following the passage of bipartisan payday loan reform, the Ohio Fairness in Lending Act , Ohio consumers have widespread access to safer, more affordable small-dollar ...

During the months' long debate over HB 123, Ohio's payday lenders have said that stores will shutter and access to credit that low-income Ohioans desperately need will shrink if it became law. That ...

State senators apparently struck a deal on a contentious payday lending reform bill but not everyone is happy: consumer advocates are cheering but industry insiders are jeering. Nick Bourke, director ...

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COLUMBUS -- State lawmakers Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield) and Mike Ashford (D-Toledo) have introduced legislation to reform a payday lending market that charges the highest rates in the nation. “Our ...

A petition seeking to put a state constitutional amendment on November’s ballot to restrict payday lending in Ohio was rejected by the state. Carl Ruby, a Springfield pastor and activist, is leading ...

Ted Saunders, pictured above talking to legislators, is the CEO of Checksmart’s Dublin-based parent company. In the 16 months that the bill has been in the General Assembly, Saunders and other payday ...

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Glendale, CA, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RadCred, America's first AI-powered loan matching platform, today announced a significant milestone in online lending: achieving an 87% approval rate ...

The time is now for Ohio’s legislature to do what the people want it to do — reform the state’s horrific payday loan industry. Volunteers from across the state hoped to get that done through a ...

What once was a booming payday lending industry in Ohio has shrunk dramatically since the Short-Term Lender Law took effect in April. Some companies have left the state, while others are changing ...

Ohio Governor John Kasich on Monday signed into law tough new restrictions on small-dollar lending. It will take at least 270 days until licensed lenders are required to comply with the limitations in ...