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jotsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 09:11 PM
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Mainstream banks engaging in 'payday' lending practices?
The Center for Responsible Lending has issued a 14 page report on the list of new services and how the policies and products mirror the high interest yielding formulas used by 'storefront' lenders.

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JPerz Donating Member (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 09:18 PM
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1. Money Moved
All the more reason to Move Your Money. This exploitation is out of control...
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 09:30 PM
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2. Wells Fargo is doing it
You can get a payday advance with just $2 charge per $20 received. That comes out to an obscene APR.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 10:11 PM
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3. Call it what it is: LOAN-SHARKING!!!
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jotsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 10:20 PM
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4. I used to joke about the banking industry putting the mafia out of business.
Is it the other way around? Either way, nothing to joke about now.
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