Payday News Stories, Week of July 17, 2015

Scott Walker Poised To Give Payday Lenders Radical New Powers To Prey On The Poor
By Alan Pyke, Think Progress
July 10, 2015

Groups urge Governor to veto payday lenders measure attached to budget
By Veronica Macias, WDJT Milwaukee
July 11, 2015

Targeting ‘payday’ loans
By Gynnie Robnett, Philadelphia Inquirer
July 14, 2015

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker Mulls Bill that Would Boost Payday Lenders
By Kevin Wack, American Banker
July 9, 2015

Can we regulate payday loans without leaving the poor in the cold?
By Lane Anderson, Deseret News
July 10, 2015

When Sharks Attack: Idaho Activists Target Predatory Payday Lending
By Sarah Rosin, Boise Weekly
July 10, 2015

Merkley ‘Shark Week’ video: Go after payday loan sharks
KTVZ
July 10, 2015

Readers react to bicycle paths, payday lending and guns
By John Dunn, Kansas City Star
July 10, 2015

Payday Lenders Spent $15 Million In 2013-14 Election Cycle: AFR
Value Walk
July 11, 2015

She borrowed $100, and paid back $3,592
By Jim Gallagher, St. Louis Today
July 11, 2015

Crackdown on payday loan scams is welcome
By Jon Elswick, Kansas City Star
July 12, 2015

Congress Urges Stronger Action Against Payday Loan Vendors
By Charlene Crowell, Dallas Weekly
July 13, 2015

Payday Lending Expansion Vetoed in Wisconsin
By Jacob Passy, American Banker
July 13, 2015

Nonprofits, Waco team up on cheaper alternatives to payday loans
By J. B. Smith, Waco Tribune
July 13, 2015

City and province looking at tightening rules around payday loans
By Molly Hayes, Hamilton Spectator
July 14, 2015

A $1,000 Loan Can Balloon Into A $40,000 Debt–And It’s Legal
By James H. Carr, Forbes
July 14, 2015

ConnPIRG calls draft payday lending rule ‘weak’
By Brandon Campbell, Greenwich Times
July 14, 2015

Unpacking the FTC’s payday-lending settlement with Tim Coppinger and Ted Rowland
By David Hudnall, Pitch News
July 14, 2015

How This Startup Plans to Disrupt Payday Lending
By Zoe Henry, Inc.
July 14, 2015

Payday Loan Opponents Warn Voters About ‘Decoy’
By Brady Mallory, Keloland
July 15, 2015

Two payday loan petition drives: Similar names, different outcomes
By Jonathan Ellis, Argus Leader
July 15, 2015

Payday lender exits Maine, but group wants federal oversight
By David Carkhuff, Portlnd Phoenix
July 15, 2015

Easy access to fast cash leads to a cycle of debt
By Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), The Hill
July 15, 2015

Tribal Payday Lender Officials Claim Immunity From Class Suit
By Andrew Westney, Law 360
July 15, 2015

South Dakotans need education on short term loans
By Mark Brown, KELO
July 16, 2015

First Cash Financial Q2 Profit Declines; Updates FY15 Earnings Guidance
RTT News
July 16, 2015