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Tag Archives: auto-title lenders

by Christopher Hooks

Texas Cities Huddle on Ways to Beat Payday Lenders

Fri, Oct 11, 2013 |

At the Texas Municipal League’s annual convention in Austin on Thursday, city officials from across the state gathered to encourage each other to pass regulat...Read More

by Forrest Wilder

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At a legislative hearing this morning, state Sen. John Carona, the Dallas Republican who’s leading the payday “reform” effort in the Senate, basically sai...Read More

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by Forrest Wilder

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Let’s be plain about what makes these businesses so profitable: usury. Structuring a loan to charge $130 in fees per $100 borrowed (that’s the averageRead More

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