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Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

By Ben Hallman

May 27, 2011

Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

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"… but declined to comment on whether Kinecta was doing so. Payday history Payday loans are a product of the deregulation trend of the 1990s, when many states ro …"

Maryland challenges online payday lender owned by tribal member

By Amy Biegelsen

March 21, 2011

Western Sky Financial’s website features a logo with three teepees and a toll-free number for customers to apply for an overnight loan. A no

Payday lenders boost spending on lobbying, campaigns as consumer agency takes shape

By Julie Vorman

March 15, 2011

Payday lenders more than doubled their spending on federal lobbying to $9.2 million in 2009-10, an investment that defeated Congressional at

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"… n federal lobbying to $9.2 million in 2009-10, an investment that defeated Congressional attempts to cap short-term loan interest rates but failed to win a ca …"

"… ndustry has sharply stepped up its lobbying from $2 million in the 2005-06 Congress to $4.1 million in 2007-08, then doubling it again in the Congress that en …"

"… 2005-06 Congress to $4.1 million in 2007-08, then doubling it again in the Congress that ended in December.The Financial Service Centers of America (FiSCA), w …"

Fights over tribal payday lenders show challenges of financial reform

By Michael Hudson and David Heath

February 7, 2011

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

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"… al intricacies of tribal immunity.The broad financial reform law passed by Congress last summer gives the consumer bureau the power to regulate payday lenders …"