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Payday lenders are corporate loan sharks

By Nick Slade

A big part of the payday lending story that somehow does not get much play is the comparison to the loan sharks of the past and the historical animosity towards usury. The Salt Lake Tribune has a good story of the dangers of predatory lending, but even better is that it brings up these points. [...] Related posts:

• Payday lenders being replaced by credit unions
• Payday loan measures on ballots in Ohio and Arizona
• In trouble with an internet payday loan? Change banks.


Full post as published by Caveat Emptor on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).

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