March 2021

I had a hallelujah moment when I saw the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau propose rules that payday lenders would oblige to ensure borrowers have the funds to pay back their loans. I know. You have to be thinking what I've been…

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Professional racing driver Scott Tucker was arrested on Wednesday on criminal charges for accused of leading a high life on the backs of millions of people who took advantage of his payday lending business. An indictment unsealed in…

The number of complaints about surety loans increased by 298% from the previous quarter, while the number of new complaints about door-to-door loans increased by 144%. On average, non-PPI resolved complaints had a retention rate of 41%,…

(RNS) - Anyra Cano Valencia was having dinner with husband Carlos and her family when there was an urgent knock on her door. The Valencias, pastors of the Iglesia Bautista Victoria en Cristo in Fort Worth,…

We oppose the Indiana House Bill 1319, which opens doors to unjust lending practices that unfairly take advantage of people in desperate circumstances. Together, we call on the Indiana Senate to reject this bill and find ways to pass more…

The payday loan industry is on the verge of extinction. In what appears to be the next phase of Operation Choke Point - reported for the first time here and here too - the Justice Department appears to be putting pressure on banks…

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Money Mart Whistler, operated by Justenna Enterprises Inc., is one of three payday loan companies fined by Consumer Protection BC this week for violating provincial payday loan laws. According to Consumer Protection BC, Money Mart…

Updated: 2:10 p.m. A PILOT MICROFINANCE loan program to combat moneylenders was announced today by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar. The program is designed to enable credit unions to provide…

Most borrowers who take out a one-time car loan end up taking out loans again because they can't afford to make the payment when the due date, new federal research shows.Because of this, much of the auto title business comes from borrowers…

When a company goes under or on the brink, news of its plight is usually received with genuine compassion for its employees and nostalgic memories of the company's heyday.…

THE STORY CONTINUES IN THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS In February, Nova Scotians will pay a little less for payday loans, but a Halifax attorney says the province needs to look into why more people depend on them. "The…

High-interest debt from employees who live from paycheck to paycheck is a problem that human resources departments can solve in almost every workplace, large or small, through a combination of technology and the…

TAMPA - Not much looks askance in the lobby of Attorney Barry Cohen's downtown Tampa office.A flirtatious statue of Lady Justice still bares her thigh at the front door to visitors, like a blindfolded starlet unexpectedly handed a sword and…

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet got married in 2017. (Photo: Rodin Eckenroth / FilmMagic)The world already knew that Jason Momoa was in love with his wife, Lisa Bonet. Then came the coronavirus and months of quarantine that the Aquaman Star…