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Media Outlet
Date
URL
'Why are Texans treated this way?': More than half of U.S. payday lending fees are paid by Texans, study says
Houston Chronicle
03/03/2025
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/payday-lending-fees-texas-20174012.php
How Paycheck Advance Products Hurt Low-Income North Texans
United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas
08/23/2024
https://unitedwaydallas.org/updates/how-paycheck-advance-products-hurt-low-income-north-texans/
These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs
Associated Press
04/25/2024
https://apnews.com/article/earned-wage-access-costs-payday-loans-9679d1bd09546d12074e0f27e23f0632
Climate change driving demand for predatory loans, research shows
The Guardian
04/15/2024
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/15/predatory-loans-heatwaves-cold-snaps
Agency Helping Protect Veterans from Predatory Lenders Endangered by Supreme Court Case, Advocates Warn
Military.com
11/02/2023
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/11/02/agency-helping-protect-veterans-predatory-lenders-endangered-supreme-court-case-advocates-warn.html
Agency Helping Protect Veterans from Predatory Lenders Endangered by Supreme Court Case, Advocates Warn
Military.com
11/02/2023
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/11/02/agency-helping-protect-veterans-predatory-lenders-endangered-supreme-court-case-advocates-warn.html
‘Phantom debt’ haunts thousands of consumers each year
Fox34.com
10/31/2023
https://www.fox34.com/2023/10/31/phantom-debt-haunts-thousands-consumers-each-year/
Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help
The Washington Post
10/28/2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/28/payday-lending-supreme-court-lobbying/
States With The Best And Worst Banking Access
Forbes Advisor
10/19/2023
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/best-and-worst-states-for-banking/
The agency that protects you from predatory lenders is under attack (Opinion)
Houston Chronicle
10/18/2023
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/student-loans-predatory-consumer-protection-scotus-18431242.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Payday lenders' Texas lawsuit could topple watchdog that regulates them
KERA News
10/03/2023
https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-10-03/a-lawsuit-launched-by-payday-lenders-in-texas-could-topple-the-nations-premier-consumer-watchdog
CFPB v. CFSA: How the Supreme Court Could Harm Consumers and Financial Markets
CAP Action
09/28/2023
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/cfpb-v-cfsa-how-the-supreme-court-could-harm-consumers-and-financial-markets/

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