National & State Research
The Texas payday and auto title loan market is broken. The rapid growth of payday and auto title loan storefronts and online operations have led to an explosion in high-cost loans designed to trap borrowers in a cycle of debt. Loans due in one payment and those due in installments both lead borrowers into the same trap. On average, Texans pay $1,200 or more for a $500 loan. The resources below offer national information about the debt trap and policy solutions.
CFPB Data & Rulemaking
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Proposed Rulemaking on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (June 2016).
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Supplemental Findings on Payday, Payday Installment, and Vehicle Title Loans, and Deposit Advance Products, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (June 2016).
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Single-Payment Vehicle Title Lending, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (May 2016).
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Online Payday Payments, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (April 2016).
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CFPB Data Point: Payday Lending, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2014).
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Payday Loans and Deposit Advance Projects: A White Paper of Initial Data Findings, Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (2013).
Studies and Surveys on Payday and Auto Title Loans
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State Laws Put Installment Loan Borrowers at Risk, Pew Charitable Trusts (2018).
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Auto Title Loans: Market Practices and Borrowers’ Experiences, Pew Charitable Trusts (2015).
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Payday and Car Title Lenders’ Migration to Unsafe Installment Loans, Citizens for Responsible Lending (2015).
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States Facing Increased Risks from Online Lending, Pew Charitable Trusts (2015).
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From Payday Loans To Pawnshops: Fringe Banking, The Unbanked, And Health, Health Affairs (2018)
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The Ohio Legislature Got Payday Reform Right, Pew Charitable Trusts (October 2018)
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A Larger and Longer Debt Trap?, National Consumer Law Center (October 2018)
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Policy Brief: What Happened to Payday Loans in Ohio, Center for Responsible Lending (August 2018)
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Installment Loans: Will States Protect Borrowers from a Wave of New Predatory Products?, National Consumer Law Center (2017)
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The Power of Community Action: Anti‐Payday Loan Ordinances in Three Metropolitan Areas, The University of New Mexico: School of Law (January 2017)
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Online Payday and Installment Loans: Who Uses Them and Why?, MDRC (June 2016).
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CFPB Proposal for Payday and Other Small Loans, Pew Charitable Trust (2015).
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Use of Alternative Financial Services in Low and Moderate-Income Households: Evidence from Refund to Savings, Center of Social Development (November 2015)
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The State of Lending in America and its Impact on U.S. Households, Citizens for Responsible Lending (2015).
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How State Rate Limits Affect Payday Loan Prices, Pew Charitable Trust (2014).
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How Borrowers Choose and Repay Payday Loans, Payday Lending in America: Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project, Pew Charitable Trust (2013).
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Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why, Payday Lending in America: Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project, Pew Charitable Trust (2012).
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The Military Lending Act Five Years Later, Consumer Federation of America (2012).
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A Complex Portrait: An Examination of Small-Dollar Credit Consumers, Center for Financial Services Innovation (2012).
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Reshaping The Future Of Small Dollar Lending in Texas: Alternatives to High-Cost Payday and Auto Title Loans, Texas Appleseed (2012).
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Payday Loans, Inc.: Short on Credit, Long on Debt, Center for Responsible Lending (2011).
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Payday Loans Put Families in the Red, Center for Responsible Lending Issue Brief (2009).
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Phantom Demand: Short-term due date generates need for repeat payday loans, accounting for 76% of total volume, Center for Responsible Lending (2009).
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Car Title Lending: Driving Borrowers to Financial Ruin, Center for Responsible Lending and Consumer Federation of America (2005).
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Driven into Debt: CFA Car Title Loan Store and Online Survey, Consumer Federation of America (2005).