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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Legislature is on summer break after a flurry of activity that included passage of dozens of bills, many sent to the governor, and a few key proposals left in limbo. The ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Here in Ohio, April 27 will be a momentous day for supporters of last year’s effort to reform the payday lending industry. It will be nearly 270 days since HB123 was passed and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...