Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

By Ben Hallman

Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

Excerpts from this story referencing "United States":

"… to lending money to members for home and auto purchases flourished in the United States throughout much of the mid-20thcentury, but some critics say the business …"

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 "Kansas City":

"… ere headquartered in an office complex in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City. Other than mailboxes on Indian land, James said, there was nothing to sug …"

Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kansas City":

"… Truth in Lending laws.But Bob Balderston, owner of Blue Springs Ford near Kansas City, Mo., told the Center that a yo-yo is necessary as a convenience for the c …"

"… ud has become a lifelong obsession for Bernard Brown, a consumer lawyer in Kansas City.Now a leading authority on car fraud, Brown says it’s easy for dealers f …"

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Black Missouri teens increasingly tried disproportionately as adults

By Kenneth J. Cooper

Missouri has been prosecuting black teens as adults in increasingly disproportionate numbers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kansas City":

"… uring those nine years. Jackson County, with a sizable black population in Kansas City, originated just 6 percent of the prosecutions.Only a small fraction of th …"

"… any poor black families as St. Louis County. But the juvenile court in the Kansas City area has sent far fewer black juveniles for adult prosecution. From 2001 t …"

IMPACT: Little-known AMA committee that sets Medicare pay catches heat

By Joe Eaton

IMPACT: Congressman, physicians take on panel that sets Medicare values to determine payment

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kansas City":

"… emy of Family Physicians, which holds one seat on the RUC, will discuss in Kansas City whether or not to drop out of the committee, which it has long criticized. …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kansas City":

"… and owner of the James B. Nutter & Company mortgage banking company in Kansas City. He was named to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage …"

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Anatomy of misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

There's much to learn when a trial goes terribly wrong

Excerpts from this story referencing "Thomas Frisbie":

"… gely on Robbins' testimony about his shoes.Chicago Sun-Times reporter Thomas Frisbie watched the case unfold. Like other observers, he thought Robbins' testimo …"

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 "Kansas City":

"… sic standards to be certain.The Kansas affidavit was submitted by the same Kansas City law firm that submitted the one in Colorado. Fontano said those attorneys …"

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 "Kansas City":

"… king loans or warned consumers about it. Tucker, who lives in the upscale Kansas City suburb of Leawood, told a judge that he no longer controls the payday lend …"

"… life is both a rags-to-riches and get-rich-quick story. He grew up in the Kansas City area, graduating from a Jesuit high school and attending Kansas State Univ …"

"… In April 1988, at the age of 26, he borrowed $50,000 from American Bank of Kansas City, offering a new Porsche as collateral. Court records show that Tucker lied …"

"… fort, Tucker was able to hide CLK Management at an office park in suburban Kansas City. Colorado AG’s seven-year chase The Colorado attorney general, John Su …"

ANALYSIS: Herman Cain's historic health reform histrionics

By Wendell Potter

Rigged insurance industry panel put candidate on a path to stardom

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kansas City":

"… n’s own Town Hall meeting on his health care reform plan, originating in Kansas City. One of the people selected to ask Clinton a question via satellite from O …"

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