'Why are Texans treated this way?': More than half of U.S. payday lending fees are paid by Texans, study says | | 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 | | 04/25/2024 | https://apnews.com/article/earned-wage-access-costs-payday-loans-9679d1bd09546d12074e0f27e23f0632 |
Climate change driving demand for predatory loans, research shows | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 10/28/2023 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/28/payday-lending-supreme-court-lobbying/ |
States With The Best And Worst Banking Access | | 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) | | 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 | | 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 | | 09/28/2023 | https://www.americanprogress.org/article/cfpb-v-cfsa-how-the-supreme-court-could-harm-consumers-and-financial-markets/ |
Will the Supreme Court side with loan sharks? | | 09/27/2023 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/27/opinion/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-supreme-court/?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter |
Payday lenders want Supreme Court to gut the CFPB. They paid $200 million in fines to regulators, records show. | | 09/26/2023 | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/payday-lenders-want-supreme-court-to-gut-the-cfpb-they-paid-200-million-in-fines-to-regulators-records-show-980ffb45 |
Beware justices: Undermining consumer protection agency could provoke next financial meltdown | | 09/15/2023 | https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4205681-beware-justices-undermining-the-cfpb-will-plant-the-seeds-for-the-next-financial-crisis/ |
Texas Cities Are Getting Ready For The State’s ‘Death Star’ Law | | 08/08/2023 | https://nextcity.org/features/texas-cities-are-getting-ready-for-the-states-death-star-law |
THE ‘DEATH STAR’ BILL IS ABOUT KNEECAPPING DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS | | 07/31/2023 | https://www.texasobserver.org/death-star-hb-2127-democracy/ |
Texas House approves sweeping limits on local regulations in GOP’s latest jab at blue cities | | 04/18/2023 | https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/18/texas-house-local-control/?mc_cid=e2695e428d |
Attack of the Loan Sharks, Texas Lege Edition | | 03/30/2023 | https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/payday-lending-texas-legislature-preemption/ |
GOP Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances | | 03/24/2023 | https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-03-24/gop-bill-would-nullify-austin-anti-discrimination-ordinances/ |
Letters to the Editor — State vs. city, DeSantis, energy, unequal opportunity | | 03/18/2023 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/03/18/letters-to-the-editor-state-vs-city-desantis-energy-unequal-opportunity/ |
A GOP bill in Texas House could undo local laws. Here's why some disagree on its impact. | Austin American-Statesman | 03/16/2023 | https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/03/16/texas-legislature-house-bill-would-give-state-power-over-local-laws/70011853007/ |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Economic Impact Analyses | Texas Fair Lending Alliance | 01/26/2023 | https://www.texasfairlending.org/economic-impact-analyses |
Press Release: New Study Finds Payday and Auto Title Loans Drain $1.6 Billion from Texas
Economy and Result in Employment Losses Equal to 21,304 Job-Years | | 12/13/2022 | https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/Economic%20Impact%20Study%20Press%20Release.docx.pdf |
‘Serious money’: Community Loan Center hits 100k mark | | 11/17/2022 | https://myrgv.com/local-news/2022/11/07/serious-money-community-loan-center-hits-100k-mark/ |
BBB warns of predatory payday loan companies | | 09/12/2022 | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/09/12/bbb-warns-predatory-payday-loan-companies/ |
How can a 767% interest rate loan be legal? It is in Texas. | | 09/01/2022 | https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/high-interest-loans-legal-texas/285-39fd51eb-131a-4506-bdc5-6809f3ddd8d9 |
A banking initiative for underserved Dallas area neighborhoods has a lot to prove | The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News | 07/22/2022 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2022/07/22/a-banking-initiative-for-underserved-dallas-area-neighborhoods-has-a-lot-to-prove/ |
Predatory lenders are making money off rising gas and food prices | | 06/30/2022 | https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/business/money/payday-predatory-lending-inflation-gas/index.html |
Rent-a-Bank Payday Loans Have Highest Loss Rates in Banking System | | 06/23/2022 | https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2022/06/23/rent-a-bank-payday-loans-have-highest-loss-rates-in-banking-system |
50-State Survey: State Predatory Lending Laws Show Significant Changes | National Consumer Law Center | 06/22/2022 | https://www.nclc.org/uncategorized/50-state-survey-state-predatory-lending-laws-show-significant-changes.html |
New Report Shows How TAB Bank and EasyPay Finance’s Predatory Loans Harm Veterans and Servicemembers | Center for Responsible Lending | 05/25/2022 | https://www.responsiblelending.org/media/new-report-shows-how-tab-bank-and-easypay-finances-predatory-loans-harm-veterans-and#.Yo5812hfAlM.twitter |
Tell the FDIC: Stop Triple-Digit Interest Loans for Furniture, Auto Repairs, Puppies, & More! | Americans for Financial Reform | 05/17/2022 | https://t.co/PDpohaWHJr |
Economist outlines negative impact of predatory loans on individuals, communities | | 04/16/2022 | https://thetylerloop.com/economist-outlines-negative-impact-predatory-loans-to-individuals-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=economist-outlines-negative-impact-predatory-loans-to-individuals-communities |
It’s 2022 and Texas remains among the worst states for consumers to borrow from payday lenders | | 04/13/2022 | https://www.dallasnews.com/business/economy/2022/04/13/its-2022-and-texas-remains-among-the-worst-states-for-consumers-to-borrow-from-payday-lenders/ |
CFPB Finds Payday Borrowers Continue to Pay Significant Rollover Fees Despite State-Level Protections and Payment Plans | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | 04/06/2022 | https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-finds-payday-borrowers-continue-to-pay-significant-rollover-fees-despite-state-level-protections-and-payment-plans/ |
Payday Loans Cost 4 Times More in States With Few Consumer Protections | | 04/05/2022 | https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2022/04/payday-loans-cost-4-times-more-in-states-with-few-consumer-protections |
‘Pray-in’ draws attention to the problem of predatory lending | | 02/23/2022 | https://baptistnews.com/article/pray-in-draws-attention-to-the-problem-of-predatory-lending/#.Ymg8GPNuf0q |
The High Cost of a Fresh Start | National Consumer Law Center | 02/14/2022 | https://www.nclc.org/issues/the-high-cost-of-a-fresh-start.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d05aafc4-852b-4020-8aae-e95ba3d53d0d |
Predatory Rent-a-Bank Lending in Texas | National Consumer Law Center | 02/07/2022 | https://www.nclc.org/images/pdf/high_cost_small_loans/FS_RAB_TX_2022.pdf |
Is San Antonio’s FloatMe a safer alternative to payday loans? | | 02/07/2022 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/Is-San-Antonio-s-FloatMe-a-safer-alternative-to-16839632.php |
Money Talks | Predatory loans are very dangerous | | 01/12/2022 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/money/money-talks-predatory-loans-very-dangerous/500-d2a5c227-68fd-4e29-b92a-235a2051a15e |
Cities With the Worst Payday Lending Problems - DebtHammer | | 10/05/2021 | https://debthammer.org/cities-with-the-worst-payday-lending-problems-study/?fbclid=IwAR0v4B9zQhhUutdHYewNn7ZL3395vxrizbEPHMsVO7QrTFay1GELOMO3ics |
Wells Fargo, other banks finance predatory lenders that can charge over 400% interest in minority communities | | 05/23/2021 | https://www.wfaa.com/video/money/banking-below-30-wells-fargo-other-banks-finance-predatory-lenders-that-can-charge-over-400-interest-in-minority-communities/287-a304fe81-dcf1-4342-b341-d335cf48232f |
Local governments deposit millions of tax dollars in banks. Some say it's time they demanded racial equity in return. | | 05/09/2021 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/banking-below-30-responsible-banking-ordinance/287-579d5b6b-8352-4652-8eb2-d6748f4cfabd |
Dallas pastor testifies against unfair banking practices | | 04/28/2021 | https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-pastor-testifies-against-unfair-banking-practices |
Texas is moving in the wrong direction on high-interest loans | | 04/23/2021 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2021/04/23/texas-is-moving-in-the-wrong-direction-on-high-debt-loans/ |
This Dallas Church Acquired A Bank To Offer An Alternative To Payday Loans | | 04/06/2021 | https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/this-dallas-church-acquired-a-bank-to-offer-an-alternative-to-payday-loans/ |
How Black Churches Helped Dallas Rein In Payday Lenders | | 03/29/2021 | https://www.keranews.org/news/2021-03-29/how-black-churches-helped-dallas-rein-in-payday-lenders |
CFPB poised to reinstate tough stance on payday lenders | | 03/29/2021 | https://www.americanbanker.com/news/cfpb-poised-to-reinstate-tough-stance-on-payday-lenders |
Congress Introduces Resolution to Rescind “Fake Lender” Rule that Facilitates Predatory Lenders’ Evasions of State Lending Laws | | 03/26/2021 | https://www.texasappleseed.org/blog/congress-introduces-resolution-rescind-%E2%80%9Cfake-lender%E2%80%9D-rule-facilitates-predatory-lenders%E2%80%99 |
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wipes out Griddy customers’ electric bills totaling $29.1 million | | 03/16/2021 | https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2021/03/16/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-wipes-out-griddy-customers-electric-bills-totaling-291-million/ |
Momentum builds in states and DC to rein in predatory payday lending | | 03/11/2021 | https://northdallasgazette.com/2021/03/11/momentum-builds-in-states-and-dc-to-rein-in-predatory-payday-lending/ |
Feds Investigating Lender That Sued Thousands of Lower-Income Latinos During Pandemic | | 03/08/2021 | https://www.propublica.org/article/feds-investigating-lender-that-sued-thousands-of-lower-income-latinos-during-pandemic |
Overdraft fees jump 64% from COVID-19 low | | 03/01/2021 | https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/overdraft-fees-jump-64-from-covid-19-low-62873578?utm_campaign=2021-03-11+FSP+payday&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew |
Payday loans can have interest rates over 600%—here’s the typical rate in every U.S. state | | 02/16/2021 | https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/16/map-shows-typical-payday-loan-rate-in-each-state.html |
Payday Industry Copped $45 Million in PPP Loans, Still Charging Texans 350% APR | | 02/11/2021 | https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-payday-lenders-rake-in-low-interest-paycheck-protection-loans-11986044 |
State Legislatures Are Trying to Run America’s Cities | | 02/09/2021 | https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/02/state-legislatures-are-trying-to-run-americas-cities/ |
Texas Payday Lenders Get Millions in Pandemic Relief Money | | 02/05/2021 | https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-payday-lenders-millions-pandemic-relief-money/ |
Payday and Car Title Lenders in Texas Won More Than $45 Million in Pandemic Aid | | 02/02/2021 | https://www.texasobserver.org/payday-and-car-title-lenders-in-texas-won-more-than-45-million-in-pandemic-aid/ |
Report: Texas Payday & Auto-Title Lenders Got Over $45 Million In Federal Pandemic Aid | | 02/02/2021 | https://www.keranews.org/business-economy/2021-02-02/report-texas-payday-and-auto-title-lenders-got-over-45-million-in-federal-pandemic-aid |
Dallas Expands Payday Loan Regulations To Close 'Loophole' | | 01/28/2021 | https://www.keranews.org/business-economy/2021-01-28/dallas-expands-payday-loan-regulations-to-close-loophole |
Better Business Bureau gives advice for dealing with debt collectors | | 01/18/2021 | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2021/01/19/better-business-bureau-gives-advice-dealing-with-debt-collectors/ |
Debt collectors, payday lenders collected over $500 million in federal pandemic relief | | 01/15/2021 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/15/debt-collectors-payday-ppp/ |
New Nonprofit Fund Offers Alternatives To 'Predatory Loan' Industry In Texas | | 12/02/2020 | https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2020-12-02/new-nonprofit-fund-offers-alternatives-to-predatory-loan-industry-in-texas |
A Trump donor’s company got a 3 percent federal pandemic loan. It sells title loans at a 350 percent annual rate. | | 11/23/2020 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/23/title-lender-gets-pandemic-aid/ |
Nonprofit lender to offer loans and financial coaching to low-income Texas families | Fort Worth Business Press | 11/10/2020 | https://fortworthbusiness.com/banking/lender-offers-loans-for-families/ |
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic. | | 08/31/2020 | https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/31/texas-oportun-lender-latinos/ |
Government Propped Up Payday Lenders With PPP Loans | | 07/16/2020 | https://www.thedailybeast.com/government-propped-up-payday-lenders-with-ppp-loans |
Final CFPB Payday and Auto Title Loan Rule Guts Essential Protections | Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops | 07/08/2020 | https://txcatholic.org/final-cfpb-payday-and-auto-title-loan-rule-guts-essential-protections/ |
How Private Student Loans are Furthering Racial Disparities in the Student Loan Market | Student Borrower Protection Center | 07/07/2020 | https://protectborrowers.org/how-private-student-loans-are-furthering-racial-disparities-in-the-student-loan-market/ |
The savings gap for Americans is a key component of economic stability - here's what we can do about it | | 07/01/2020 | https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/the-savings-gap-for-americans-is-a-key-component-of-economic-stability-heres-what-we-can-do-about-it/?_cldee=c21hY2VAdW5pdGVkd2F5ZGFsbGFzLm9yZw%3d%3d&recipientid=contact-7be474361bdfe61180ff5065f38a4b81-f5df0fdc971d4f0d8871e39bc15534c0&utm_source=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Project%20Update%20%7C%20Economic%20Policy&esid=5d5b9933-d3c5-ea11-a812-000d3a8c9b90 |
Another thing your ZIP code determines: Your experience with student debt | | 07/01/2020 | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/another-thing-your-zip-code-determines-your-experience-with-student-debt-2020-06-29 |
Supreme Court Weakens Independence of Consumer Watchdog | | 06/29/2020 | https://www.nclc.org/media-center/supreme-court-weakens-independence-of-consumer-watchdog.html |
Let The Borrower Beware: Texas Payday Loans Carry Average 600% Interest Rate | | 06/10/2020 | https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/06/10/borrower-beware-texas-payday-loans-600-percent-interest-rate/ |
Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans | | 06/08/2020 | https://www.propublica.org/article/capital-one-and-other-debt-collectors-are-still-coming-for-millions-of-americans |
AG Racine Sues Predatory Online Lender For Illegal High-Interest Loans To District Consumers | Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia | 06/05/2020 | https://oag.dc.gov/release/ag-racine-sues-predatory-online-lender-illegal |
Overdraft fees are hitting vulnerable communities the hardest | | 06/04/2020 | https://www.marketplace.org/2020/06/04/overdraft-fees-are-hitting-vulnerable-communities-the-hardest/ |
How Payday Lenders Target Consumers Hurt by Coronavirus | | 06/03/2020 | https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-payday-lenders-target-consumers-hurt-by-coronavirus-11591176601 |
CFPB Attorney Who Helped Water Down Payday Lending Rule Operated a High-Cost Auto Lender | | 05/20/2020 | https://prospect.org/power/cfpb-appointee-helped-water-down-payday-lending-rule/ |
Consumer bureau draws fire for pro-business tilt during crisis | | 05/16/2020 | https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/16/consumer-bureau-pro-business-tilt-coronavirus-crisis-261394 |
Federal Reserve Board issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households | | 05/14/2020 | https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20200514a.htm |
Payday lenders charging 400% interest want access to small-business loans | | 05/08/2020 | https://www.stripes.com/news/us/payday-lenders-charging-400-interest-want-access-to-small-business-loans-1.629003 |
Strip clubs, payday lenders, lobbyists fight to get emergency federal loans | | 05/06/2020 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/06/sba-strip-clubs/ |
Trump Appointees Manipulated Agency's Payday Lending Research, Ex-Staffer Claims | | 04/29/2020 | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/business/cfpb-payday-loans-rules.html |
Most lower-income adults say they will use stimulus check to pay bills or cover essential expenses | | 04/21/2020 | https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020/04/21/about-half-of-lower-income-americans-report-household-job-or-wage-loss-due-to-covid-19/psdt_04-21-20_covidimpact-00-9/ |
Tax preparation services hit low-income filers with added fees | | 04/17/2020 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/17/tax-preparation-services-hit-low-income-filers-with-added-fees/ |
After seizing stimulus check from disabled veteran with overdrawn account, USAA backtracks on the policy | | 04/16/2020 | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/04/16/after-seizing-stimulus-check-from-disabled-veteran-with-overdrawn-account-usaa-backtracks-on-the-policy/ |
LendingClub Fined $400,000 for Unregistered Sales in Texas | Texas State Securities Board | 04/02/2020 | https://www.ssb.texas.gov/news-publications/lendingclub-fined-400000-unregistered-sales-texas |
Texas Lender to Pay $1.3 Million for Disappearing Discounts | | 04/02/2020 | https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/texas-lender-to-pay-1-3-million-for-disappearing-discounts |
A Payday Loan Chain Is Defying State Shutdowns to Collect Debts in a Pandemic | | 04/02/2020 | https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/a-payday-loan-chain-is-defying-state-shutdowns-to-collect-debts-in-a-pandemic/ |
I Feel Like I've Gotten Trapped in This Loan.' Here's Why the COVID-19 Stimulus Package Only Helps Some Borrowers | | 04/01/2020 | https://time.com/5814424/coronavirus-stimulus-student-loans/ |
Delivering on President Trump's Promise, Secretary DeVos Suspends Federal Student Loan Payments, Waives Interest During National Emergency | The US department of Education | 03/20/2020 | https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/delivering-president-trumps-promise-secretary-devos-suspends-federal-student-loan-payments-waives-interest-during-national-emergency |
Agencies encourage financial institutions to meet financial needs of customers and members affected by coronavirus | | 03/09/2020 | https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20200309a.htm |
San Antonio pushes to grow access to financial services, education in fight against persistent poverty | | 03/09/2020 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonio-pushes-to-grow-access-to-financial-15116471.php |
United Way extends a financial life raft to employees who need it | | 02/24/2020 | https://www.dallasnews.com/fwddfw/2020/04/02/united-way-extends-a-financial-life-raft-to-employees-who-need-it/ |
Interest rate caps are popular for good reason | | 02/22/2020 | https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/484165-interest-rate-caps-are-popular-for-good-reason |
New Research Proves Payday Lenders Obtaining Arrest Warrants for Thousands of Low-Income Borrowers | Consumer Federation of America | 02/18/2020 | https://consumerfed.org/press_release/new-research-proves-payday-lenders-obtaining-arrest-warrants-for-thousands-of-low-income-borrowers/ |
Catholics leaders in US call for nationwide limit on payday loan interest | | 02/13/2020 | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholics-leaders-in-us-call-for-nationwide-limit-to-payday-car-title-loans-71668 |
Regulators remove payday loan protections | | 02/12/2020 | https://www.baystatebanner.com/2020/02/12/regulators-remove-payday-loan-protections/ |
U.S. household debt tops $14 trillion and reaches new record | | 02/11/2020 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-household-debt/u-s-household-debt-tops-14-trillion-and-reaches-new-record-idUSKBN20521Z |
Rent-a-banks involving Utah high-interest lending falling under scrutiny of Congress | | 02/06/2020 | https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/02/06/how-do-high-interest/ |
Graduates Of Historically Black Colleges May Be Paying More For Loans: Watchdog Group | | 02/05/2020 | https://www.npr.org/2020/02/05/802904167/watchdog-group-minority-college-graduates-may-pay-higher-interest-rates |
Over two-thirds back 36 percent cap on loan interest rates: poll | | 02/04/2020 | https://thehill.com/policy/finance/481414-more-than-two-thirds-of-voters-support-capping-loan-interest-rates-at-36#.Xjm6UJpFr24.twitter |
Tax season kicks off with IRS short on staff | | 02/03/2020 | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tax-season-kicks-off-with-irs-short-on-staff |
Young People Are Payday Lenders Newest Prey | Center for American Progress | 12/23/2019 | https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/news/2019/12/23/479006/young-people-payday-lenders-newest-prey/ |
Editorial: Statewide payday lending reforms needed | | 12/22/2019 | https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Statewide-payday-lending-reforms-needed-14922829.php |
Senate passes new limits on robocalls, sending legislation to Trump | | 12/19/2019 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/19/robocalls-rang-consumers-billion-times-congress-just-adopted-new-law-fight-back/ |
Once the largest city in Texas to not regulate payday lending, Fort Worth takes action | | 12/18/2019 | https://www.star-telegram.com/article238490798.html |
The New Payday Lender Looks a Lot Like the Old Payday Lender | | 12/18/2019 | https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/12/online-banking-lending-earnin-tip/603304/ |
Supporting employee's financial health pays off | | 12/11/2019 | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/Supporting-employee-s-financial-health-pays-off-14896849.php |
Bill in Congress to cap interest rates on payday loans hits home for Texans | | 11/29/2019 | https://www.kxan.com/news/bill-in-congress-to-cap-interest-rates-on-payday-loans-hits-home-for-texans/ |
A Nationwide Cap On High Interest Rate Loans May Be Coming | | 11/26/2019 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2019/11/26/a-nationwide-cap-on-high-interest-rate-loans-may-be-coming/#12691a93101a |
Once Mulvaney's chief of staff, payday lobbyist enjoys frequent access to his old boss | | 11/20/2019 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/11/20/once-mulvaneys-chief-staff-payday-lobbyist-enjoys-frequent-access-his-old-boss/ |
A Ban On High-Cost Loans May Be Coming | | 11/07/2019 | https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/776769597/a-ban-on-high-cost-loans-may-be-coming |
Nonprofit Financial Coaches to Help Take on Economic Segregation in San Antonio | | 11/01/2019 | https://therivardreport.com/nonprofit-financial-coaches-to-help-take-on-economic-segregation-in-san-antonio/ |
America's Middle Class Is Addicted to a New Kind of Credit | | 10/29/2019 | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-29/america-s-middle-class-is-getting-hooked-on-debt-with-100-rates |
Payday lenders discussed raising money for Trump's campaign to fend off regulation, audio reveals | | 10/29/2019 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/29/payday-lenders-discussed-raising-money-trumps-campaign-fend-off-regulation-audio-reveals/ |
If the economy's so great, why are more Texans skipping out on car loans? | | 10/27/2019 | https://www.dallasnews.com/business/commentary/2019/10/27/if-the-economys-so-great-why-are-more-texans-skipping-out-on-car-loans/ |
Google Shuts Out Payday Loans With App-Store Ban | | 10/12/2019 | https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-shuts-out-payday-loans-with-app-store-ban-11570886730 |
California passes new rules that cap personal loan interest at 36% | | 09/13/2019 | https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-shuts-out-payday-loans-with-app-store-ban-11570886730 |
102 House Members Rebuke Delay of Payday Loan Rule; Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes testifies | | 08/29/2019 | https://northdallasgazette.com/2019/08/29/102-house-members-rebuke-delay-of-payday-loan-rule-rev-dr-frederick-douglass-haynes-testifies/ |
Fort Worth is largest Texas city to not regulate payday lending. Should it? | | 08/28/2019 | https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article234427657.html |
GOP lawmaker blocked restrictions on lenders near military bases while wife worked for bank lobby | | 07/29/2019 | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/gop-lawmaker-blocked-restrictions-on-lenders-near-military-bases-while-wife-worked-for-bank-lobby |
The economy is booming. So why are credit card debt cases clogging Texas courts | | 07/24/2019 | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/The-economy-is-booming-So-why-are-credit-card-14119383.php |
New Texas law protects rent-to-own customers against criminal prosecution | | 06/21/2019 | https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/21/new-texas-law-protects-rent-own-customers-against-criminal-prosecution/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social |
Fort Worth firm to pay back $39.7 million on payday loans that charged 375% interest | | 06/18/2019 | https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2019/06/18/fort-worth-firm-to-pay-back-39-7-million-on-payday-loans-that-charged-375-interest/ |
America's economy must better serve Black and Latino Consumers | | 06/07/2019 | https://northdallasgazette.com/2019/06/17/americas-economy-must-better-serve-black-and-latino-consumers/ |
Fort Worth and other Texas cities must keep power to rein in predatory payday lending | | 05/03/2019 | https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article229965584.html |
Tow truck driver charged after grandfather killed during repo operation in SW Houston | | 05/03/2019 | https://abc13.com/grandfather-dies-trying-to-stop-repo-driver-taking-his-suv/5281940/?platform=hootsuite |
State bill would harm military, veterans | | 04/28/2019 | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_b222c09c-686b-11e9-9bbf-7f04ef024e60.html?platform=hootsuite |
Roland Gutierrez's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bill | | 04/18/2019 | https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/Roland-Gutierrez-s-terrible-horrible-no-good-13779023.php?fbclid=IwAR2mqiOJxaMSSlTUyu3Uh9_zIUEmzkH-JeD0Z2UQAJbValS8QjQIp8NkxD4 |
How a payday lending industry insider tilted academic research in its favor | | 02/25/2019 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/25/how-payday-lending-industry-insider-tilted-academic-research-its-favor/ |
The Texas Legislature is considering opening the door to new payday lending abuses | | 02/24/2019 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2019/04/24/the-texas-legislature-is-considering-opening-the-door-to-new-payday-lending-abuses/ |
Texas Fair Lending Alliance worries about rollback of payday loan rule | | 02/09/2019 | https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-fair-lending-alliance-worries-about-rollback-of-payday-loan-rule/ |
How One Man Allegedly Got 10,000 Texans to Pay Off Fake Payday Loans | | 01/12/2019 | https://www.kut.org/post/how-one-man-allegedly-got-10000-texans-pay-fake-payday-loans?platform=hootsuite |
States to Feds: Back Off on New Fintech Bank Plan | | 01/11/2019 | https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-to-feds-back-off-on-new-fintech-bank-plan-1484132401?platform=hootsuite |
USAA has to meet a higher standard | | 01/09/2019 | https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/USAA-has-to-meet-a-higher-standard-13521821.php?platform=hootsuite |
USAA mishandled payday disputes, opened unauthorized accounts: CFPB | | 01/03/2019 | https://www.americanbanker.com/news/usaa-mishandled-payday-disputes-opened-unauthorized-accounts-cfpb |
What to Expect From the New Head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | | 12/06/2018 | https://www.consumerreports.org/government-law-regulation/what-to-expect-from-the-new-head-of-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/?platform=hootsuite |
She needed $500 for food and now owes $1,700. Is it time to regulate payday loans? | | 11/26/2018 | https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article221977265.html |
Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney | | 09/13/2018 | https://www.thenation.com/article/why-loan-sharks-car-salesmen-and-payday-lenders-love-mick-mulvaney/ |
How The Trump Administration Is Screwing Over Debt-Saddled Students | | 08/29/2018 | https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/student-loan-official-resigns-717019/?platform=hootsuite |
Year after Harvey, poor having toughest time recovering | | 08/22/2018 | https://apnews.com/3c440decfcee4aa09ddf10d4e5223d62 |
What Are Community Development Financial Institutions? | | 08/13/2018 | https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/what-is-community-development-financial-institution/ |
Texas Court Rules Against CFPB's Payday Lending Act Delay | | 06/13/2018 | https://www.pymnts.com/loans/2018/texas-court-rules-against-cfpb-payday-lending-act-delay/?platform=hootsuite |
CBF leaders protest annual gathering of payday lenders | | 04/18/2018 | https://baptistnews.com/article/cbf-leaders-protest-annual-gathering-of-payday-lenders/#.WteG_ZdOk2w?platform=hootsuite |
Payday Lenders Are Working Hard to Keep Texas the Wild West in Trump Era | | 04/17/2018 | https://www.texasobserver.org/groups-sue-to-keep-texas-fertile-ground-for-predatory-lending/?platform=hootsuite |
States Target Consumer Issues as Federal Oversight Eases | | 04/05/2018 | https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-target-consumer-issues-as-federal-oversight-eases-1522920601?platform=hootsuite |
Trump Administration Plans To Defang Consumer Protection Watchdog | | 02/12/2018 | https://www.npr.org/2018/02/12/584980698/trump-administration-to-defang-consumer-protection-watchdog?platform=hootsuite |
Consumers interests taking a back seat | | 01/29/2018 | https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/Consumers-interests-taking-a-back-seat-12534593.php?platform=hootsuite#photo-14960364 |
White House considering rollback of payday lending rule | | 01/19/2018 | https://baptistnews.com/article/white-house-considering-rollback-payday-lending-rule/#.WmJJiTdG3IU?platform=hootsuite |
"Monopoly Man" vows to fight back against lobbyists on consumer protection | | 11/29/2017 | https://www.salon.com/2017/11/29/monopoly-man-vows-to-fight-back-against-lobbyists-on-consumer-protection/?platform=hootsuite |
Consumer protection bureau is a crucial defense for citizens | | 11/17/2017 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/11/17/consumer-protection-bureau-is-a-crucial-defense-for-citizens/ |
Richard Cordray's CFPB Has Done Its Job Well | | 11/16/2017 | https://www.bloombergquint.com/view/richard-cordray-s-cfpb-has-done-its-job-well |
New payday rules good for consumer | | 10/24/2017 | https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/New-payday-rules-good-for-consumer-12303192.php?platform=hootsuite |
Payday lenders are losing their financial death grip in southern Dallas | | 10/19/2017 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2017/10/19/payday-lenders-are-losing-their-financial-death-grip-in-southern-dallas/ |
Texas payday lenders face tougher standards with new federal rules | | 10/12/2017 | https://www.texastribune.org/2017/10/12/texans-hope-for-better-protections-from-payday-loans-following-federal/ |
New rule to rein in lenders | | 10/10/2017 | https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/premium/article_0469a0a0-ae1e-11e7-9342-cbe30ab01e4d.html?platform=hootsuite |
CFPB ANNOUNCES CONSIDERATION OF RULES TO BAN MANDATORY ARBITRATION | | 10/08/2017 | https://georgiawatch.org/cfpb-rules-banning-arbitration-agreements/ |
The CFPB Gets Its Payday-Lending Rule Right | | 10/06/2017 | https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-10-06/the-cfpb-gets-its-payday-lending-rule-right |
CFPB finalizes rule to stop payday debt traps | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | 10/05/2017 | https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201710_cfpb_fact-sheet_payday-loans.pdf?platform=hootsuite |
Talk about an incentive: Banks want to pay you to save more money | | 09/12/2017 | https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/09/12/talk-about-an-incentive-banks-want-to-pay-you-to-save-more-money/ |
Fight over right to sue nursing homes heats up | | 08/06/2017 | https://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/345411-fight-over-right-to-sue-nursing-homes-heats-up |
Valley Morning Star: Wall Street & payday lenders push Congress to take away right to sue in court | | 07/25/2017 | |
Poll: Voters Support CFPB, Strict Financial Regulation | | 07/18/2017 | https://www.cutimes.com/2017/07/18/poll-voters-support-cfpb-strict-financial-regulati/?platform=hootsuite&slreturn=20200710113541 |
AG Pax_ton Obtains $25 Mil_lion for the State of Texas in Ille_gal Debt Col_lect_ing Suit | | 07/17/2017 | https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/ag-paxton-obtains-25-million-state-texas-illegal-debt-collecting-suit |
Jay Leeson: Tom Craddick, half a century later, is still his own politician | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | 07/14/2017 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/opinion/opinion-columnists/2017-07-14/jay-leeson-tom-craddick-half-century-later-still-his-own?platform=hootsuite |
Federal regulator wants to restore the right to join class action lawsuits | | 07/11/2017 | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/texanomics/article/Federal-regulator-wants-to-restore-your-right-to-11280303.php?platform=hootsuite |
We've issued a new rule on arbitration to help groups of people take companies to court | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | 07/10/2017 | https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/weve-issued-new-rule-arbitration-help-groups-people-take-companies-court/?platform=hootsuite |
City takes up payday slack for the state | | 06/29/2017 | https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/City-takes-up-payday-slack-for-the-state-11256963.php?platform=hootsuite |
Dodd-Frank Replacement Bill Gives 'Free Pass' To Payday Lenders | | 05/30/2017 | https://www.npr.org/2017/05/30/530769777/dodd-frank-replacement-bill-gives-free-pass-to-payday-lenders?platform=hootsuite |
Predatory Lenders Invest $4.2 Million in Politicians | | 05/11/2017 | http://info.tpj.org/Lobby_Watch/pdf/PayDay2017.pdf?platform=hootsuite |
Lawmakers should reject efforts to end local payday lending rules | Longview News Journal Editorial | 05/03/2017 | |
Protection from predators? Amarillo ordinance cutting down on abusive payday loans | | 04/26/2017 | https://www.amarillo.com/news/local-news/business/2017-04-26/protection-predators-amarillo-ordinance-cutting-down-abusive?platform=hootsuite |
Bills filed to prevent cities from regulating payday lenders | | 04/17/2017 | https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_7fa0c40a-23e6-11e7-a25e-33f1a82f98a7.html?platform=hootsuite |
Texas families will lose if Congress weakens consumer bureau | | 03/30/2017 | https://www.tribtalk.org/2017/03/30/texas-families-will-lose-if-congress-weakens-consumer-bureau/ |
How your wallet will suffer if this consumer agency is gutted | | 03/15/2017 | https://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/2017/03/15/how-your-wallet-will-suffer-if-this-consumer-agency-is-gutted/ |
Payday loan legislation makes sense | | 02/28/2017 | https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/03/01/payday-loan-legislation-makes-sense/98529922/?platform=hootsuite |
Texans need to tell Ted Cruz and Jeb Hensarling to keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | | 02/27/2017 | https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/02/27/texans-need-to-tell-ted-cruz-and-jeb-hensarling-to-keep-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/ |
CFPB Wins Full DC Circ. Review Of Leadership Ruling | | 02/16/2017 | https://www.law360.com/articles/893055/cfpb-wins-full-dc-circ-review-of-leadership-ruling |
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau keeps a database that banks can't wait to wipe | | 02/08/2017 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-20170208-story.html?platform=hootsuite |
Canyon approves to restrict payday lenders | | 02/07/2017 | https://www.newschannel10.com/story/34448364/canyon-approves-to-restrict-payday-lenders/?platform=hootsuite |
Donald Trump Is Targeting an Agency That Has Recovered $11.8 Billion for Consumers | | 01/27/2017 | https://fortune.com/2017/01/27/donald-trump-cfpb-consumer-protection-financial-bureau-elizabeth-warren/?platform=hootsuite |
Council to consider ordinance regulating Lubbock payday lenders | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | 01/25/2017 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/local/2017-01-25/council-consider-ordinance-regulating-lubbock-payday-lenders?platform=hootsuite |
Councilman Chadis looking to regulate payday lenders | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | 01/11/2017 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/local/2017-01-10/councilman-chadis-looking-regulate-payday-lenders?platform=hootsuite |
| | 01/05/2017 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP7CFMIttGQ&feature=emb_title |
Payday lending limits win public support, head to Waco council | | 12/08/2016 | https://wacotrib.com/news/city_of_waco/payday-lending-limits-win-public-support-head-to-waco-council/article_b2c876fc-ef6f-53e5-add3-c84cd30770fc.html |
Regulation of payday lenders a good idea | | 12/07/2016 | https://kdhnews.com/news/local/regulation-of-payday-lenders-a-good-idea/article_7d0d0110-9c90-11e5-aee5-6338500179a2.html |
Faith Communities Are Paying Off People's Payday Lending Debt | | 11/01/2016 | https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/faith-communities-are-paying-off-peoples-payday-lending-debt/?platform=hootsuite |
Bishop Sis urges city to do something about payday loans | | 10/28/2016 | http://archive.reporternews.com/news/local/bishop-sis-urges-city-to-do-something-about-payday-loans-3fc6643d-39ae-19a4-e053-0100007ff62b-399118091.html |
Payday lenders need incentives to do the right thing, Baylor grad says | | 10/24/2016 | https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/texas/payday-lenders-need-incentives-to-do-the-right-thing-baylor-grad-says/ |
City's new loan program touted | | 10/24/2016 | http://brownsvilleherald.tx.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=078808ff5 |
Texas cities targeting short-term lenders | | 10/21/2016 | https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/mineral-wells/news/texas-cities-targeting-short-term-lenders/article_6188aef4-97d9-11e6-a156-0f4b23e4cc89.html?platform=hootsuite |
Hurst, Euless, Bedford join cities that restrict payday lenders | | 10/12/2016 | |
| | 10/03/2016 | https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/premium/article_57380800-89dd-11e6-9b33-a77698de7014.html?platform=hootsuite |
New bank lending rules to protect troops will be enforced starting Oct. 3 | | 09/28/2016 | https://www.militarytimes.com/2016/09/28/new-bank-lending-rules-to-protect-troops-will-be-enforced-starting-oct-3/ |
VOICE-OKC Clergy Fight for Payday Lending Reforms | | 09/23/2016 | https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=18c087e16c4694dafc5d36617&id=779ab65233&e=519a6742b5 |
Payday loan dangers discussed at United Way Leadership Breakfast | | 09/20/2016 | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_fa7d0ea0-7f8f-11e6-9006-afc9a2e7f963.html?platform=hootsuite |
City Council and Local Organizations Tackle Predatory Lending | | 09/06/2016 | https://sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2016-09-06/city-council-and-local-organizations-tackle-predatory-lending |
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