Payday lenders Scott Tucker and Charles Hallinan are each facing trials for doing what payday lenders do best: cheating consumers out of their hard earned paychecks. Hallinan and Tucker have each been charged for veiling their businesses as other entities to enter the payday loan market in states where payday lending is illegal or restricted. In Hallinan’s case, he allegedly …
Payday Loan Reform News September 2017
Highlight Payday Lenders Win Special Protections from Congress September 15, PaymentsJournal Faced with the opportunity to protect Americans from payday lenders and their 400 percent interest rate loans, a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives instead chose to side with America’s legalized loan sharks and give them special protections for their dangerous products. Top Stories Consumer advocates urge …
Payday Lenders Win Special Protections from Congress
Supporters of loan sharking swarm in the House For immediate release: September 14, 2017 Contact: Caren Benjamin, 202-257-9209 WASHINGTON — Faced with the opportunity to protect Americans from payday lenders and their 400 percent interest rate loans, a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives instead chose to side with America’s legalized loan sharks and give them special protections for …