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Payday Lending News Stories

“Payday loans offer fast help -- at a price,” Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 24, 2005

“Payday loan outlets tempt soldiers and sailors,” Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 24, 2005

“Paying More For Payday Loans?,” CBS 60 Minutes Wednesday, May 18, 2005

“States Want FDIC Crackdown on Payday Lenders,” Consumer Affairs, May 17, 2005

"Paying More For Payday Loans?," CBS News, May 16, 2005

"Goodwill, Prospera join forces to challenge greedy lenders," Wisconsin Post-Crescent, May 11, 2005

“FDIC tells County Bank to shape up,” Delaware Coast Press, May 4, 2005

“Payday Loan Banker Cited By FDIC: Bank Must Clean Up Practices Or Halt Loan Operation,” NBC-17 News, April 29, 2005

“Legality of Payday Lending Outlets At Issue,” Raleigh News & Observer, April 27, 2005

"Scam artists target members of the military," Bankrate.com, April 25, 2005

"Bank’s Seedy Side - Payday Loans Paying Off For Republic," Lexington Herald-Leader, April 13, 2005

"Payday Loans Profitable for Republic,” Louisville Courier-Journal, April 10, 2005

CRA-NC Payday Lending Resources
To file consumer complaints regarding payday lending in North Carolina, contact the North Carolina Banking Commission:
http://www.banking.state.nc.us
Location: 316 W. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address: 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4309
Telephone: (919) 733-3016   Fax: (919) 733-6918

 

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Too Much Month
at the End of the Paycheck
A book that shares intimate stories of families caught in the debt trap of payday lending.
      

 

Small Loans, Big Bucks (pdf)

An Analysis of the Payday Lending Industry in North Carolina, 2002