Fights over tribal payday lenders show challenges of financial reform

By Michael Hudson and David Heath

High-interest payday lenders are teaming up with Native Americans to shield their online businesses from lawsuits and consumer-lending regul

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado Supreme Court":

"… battles with California and Colorado show no end in sight. On Nov. 30, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that tribal enterprises can use tribal immunity to block state inves …"

Payday lending bankrolls auto racer's fortune

By David Heath

Race car driver Scott Tucker hides business behind Indian tribes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado Supreme Court":

"… cker in court despite an irrefutable paper trail. Despite this effort, the Colorado Supreme Court last November handed the tribes and Tucker’s businesses a major victory. …"

Race car driver Scott Tucker drew an elaborate facade around his payday loan businesses

By David Heath

Payday lender Scott Tucker stayed one step ahead of the law

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado Supreme Court":

"… ep their financial details secret. Tucker’s biggest break came from the Colorado Supreme Court last November. The court made it easy for anyone to conspire with an India …"

"… own citizens against even the most blatant acts of fraud.” Despite the Colorado Supreme Court ruling, the attorney general there is still trying to shut down Tucker’s …"

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Courts debate validity of Indian-owned payday lenders

By David Heath

Sale of payday-loan business to Indian tribe made to avoid state oversight, attorneys general say

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado Supreme Court":

"… led state regulatory efforts for years. A California appeals court and the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that if the business is genuinely owned by the tribe, it has “sove …"

"… icers who filed sworn statements in court.The case went all the way to the Colorado Supreme Court, which ruled last year that businesses that are arms of a tribe are exempt …"

IMPACT: Tribal payday lender sued by Federal Trade Commission

By David Heath

Auto racer Scott Tucker accused of deceptive lending practices.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado Supreme Court":

"… even won major court challenges in the California Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court.Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has been trying to stop Tucker and …"