(NerdWallet) – If asked to picture a payday lender, you might think of a storefront in a strip mall with green dollar signs and neon slogans like “everyday’s payday.” You probably don’t picture a ...

For many years payday loans dominated the short term lending world. They offered quick cash to people who needed emergency money but at a very high cost. Traditional payday loans often came with ...

In May, a video featuring a young woman named Brooklyn in heart-shaped glasses implored viewers to tell the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation how important a company named ...

AJ Smith knows all about folks owing money. After all, he’s a debt collector in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world. So last March, when Smith downloaded Earnin, an app that fronts workers ...

Illinois got rid of storefront payday loans. But savvy marketing campaigns have tricked consumers into turning back to paying ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NerdWallet) – If asked to picture a payday ...

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