Nathalie Martin has done great work and has posted comments on Creditslips.org regarding payday lending. I also have been interested in how these payday loans prey on consumers with the least resources and power, and have helped consumers with related ... Read full article
In the early part of this year, a new start-up called ZestCash launched. ... Read full article
Wall Street Journal Reporter Jessica Silver-Greenberg casts a spotlight on the market for fertility treatment loans - including loans that enable the purchase of other women's eggs - in the article "In Vitro a Fertile Niche for Lenders." ... Read full article
The LA Times did a three-part series this fall on what they call "Buy Here Pay Here" car dealerships. (Here is Part One , Part Two , and Part Three ). ... Read full article
I happened to walk by Zuccoti Park in Manhattan yesterday, where the Occupy Wall Street protest is centered. I picked up a few pieces of protester literature. I can't say that I was in any way comprehensive in my collection. Some of the literature ... Read full article
The five lenders, Flobridge Group LLC, Silver Leaf Management and Upfront Payday, all of Utah; and Integrity Advance and Sure Advance LLC, were each sued separately for violating Minnesota’s small loan laws. The total U.S. market for Internet payday ... Read full article
Following our prison visit in clinic this past week, we promised to report on a brand new (to us) scam, one involving a company that helps people “find” payday lenders. My student Bridget Mullins reports on it here. ... Read full article
