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04/26/13

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Bank Payday Loan Update: Regulators officially unveiled on Thursday their expected guidance on the payday-style loans or checking account advances offered by a few financial institutions. The guidance, which calls for more underwriting and stringent cooling-off periods between loans, was issued along with "a scathing assessment of the loans" from the OCC, which "warned banks that the loans could pose 'reputational risk,'" reports Dealbook. But proponents of bank payday-style products have argued...

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