Thanks to a bevy of unflattering media reports, there are probably few industries as vilified as the payday loan industry. Still, those who provide small, short-term loans offer a valuable service, ...

Randy Hutchinson is the president of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. If you have to borrow money to fix your car so you can get to work and have no alternative but to take out a payday or ...

The holidays are coming, and many financially strapped families are considering how to responsibly manage their use of credit ...

LANSING — Michigan would limit interest and fees on payday loans under bipartisan legislation that supporters say would crack down on an industry that traps low-income residents in cycles of debt and ...

NEW YORK – Internet giant Google said Wednesday it will ban all ads from payday lenders, calling the industry “deceptive” and “harmful.” Google’s decision could have as much or even more impact on ...

Loan affiliate marketing remains one of the most stable and scalable online monetization models in the U.S. financial ...

Payday and car title lenders turned out in force early Monday morning to tell a Senate committee why they oppose a bill that would put a 36-percent limit on consumer loans under $50,000. "Thirty-six ...

The payday loan business is pretty simple. Clients generally pay a fee of $15 per $100 for a two-week loan. At EZ Money, the fee is $15 for $100, $25 for $200 and $35 for $300. For one-month loans, ...

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Payday lenders have a lot in common with pawn shops, their close cousins: They depend on lending money to desperate people living close to the edge with nowhere else to turn. They first surfaced about ...

The third in a series entitled “Poverty in America” will be published next week. The reason for its postponement is attributed to the article published earlier this week reporting that the Nacogdoches ...

The holidays are coming, and many financially strapped families are considering how to responsibly manage their use of credit while still enjoying seasonal gatherings, presents, ...