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Court Blocks Class Action Suit Against Payday Lender

An appeals court derailed a class action lawsuit aimed at keeping payday lenders from using the criminal justice system to file charges against debtors.

by Gus Bova

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Jumping the Loan Sharks

by Christopher Hooks

Report: Texas Payday Lenders and Prosecutors Team Up to Criminally Pursue Borrowers

by Forrest Wilder

Rep. Gary Elkins’ Payday Loan Business Faces Criminal Prosecutions

by Forrest Wilder

Speedy Roo, the mascot of the payday loan lender Speedy Cash, in an Austin advertisement. May 20, 2014

Texas Payday Lenders Charging Even More in Fees

by Forrest Wilder

Mar 18, 2014

This Week in Upside-Down World: Payday Lenders Upset about ‘Special Interests’

by Forrest Wilder

Elizabeth Ramirez served her sentence at the Hobby Unit in Marlin, where she worked at the prison’s print shop. Jan 10, 2014

Observer Radio Episode 40: The Mystery of the San Antonio Four

by Jonathan McNamara

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Inside this month's print issue

Lost Children—A Texas Tragedy

A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.

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Speedy Roo, the mascot of the payday loan lender Speedy Cash, in an Austin advertisement. Jan 08, 2014

How the Payday Loan Industry Works Regulators from the Inside

by Forrest Wilder

Dec 18, 2013

Houston City Council Overwhelmingly Passes Payday Loan Ordinance

by Forrest Wilder

Speedy Roo, the mascot of the payday loan lender Speedy Cash, in an Austin advertisement. Nov 25, 2013

Houston Could Become Fifth Major Texas City to Crack Down on Payday Loans

by Forrest Wilder

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Speedy Roo, the mascot of the payday loan lender Speedy Cash, in an Austin advertisement. Oct 23, 2013

Payday Lenders Told to Stop Pursuing Their Customers Criminally

by Forrest Wilder

Oct 11, 2013

Texas Cities Huddle on Ways to Beat Payday Lenders

by Christopher Hooks

May 08, 2013

A Last-Ditch Effort to Rein in Payday Loans

by Forrest Wilder

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