Denton 2026 | Stroke Patient I had a stroke and had to leave my job because I became disabled. Money has been tight. I got a loan from TitleMax. I was coached to go out of town and take out a loan worth three times my monthly income. When I went into the location in Denton and did the application, I was looking to borrow $3,000. The person at the TitleMax store said, "I can only give you $1,500 because of the ordinance. If you go out of town, you can borrow more." I got a loa

Bryan, Texas, 2026 | Contractor I am a contractor. Have been for 28 years now. After my divorce I had some hard times and took out a $1,500 title loan with Lonestar title loans in Bryan Texas. It's a  long story so I will just get to the high points! I didn't have the three thousand whatever dollars the following month to pay off the loan so I paid $449.44 to carry me over to the following month. At least I would owe a little less and would be able to pay it off! The next mon

Kerville--2023   I had to take out a loan to help cover some bills that were an emergency and then the interest rate is 777.71% on top of that I had a child get very I’ll and nearly die twice I have asked repeatedly for assistance from the lender and have gotten nothing I ended up having to close one bank account and open another to stop some suspicious activity and now all they are interested in is my new account information. Matt, Leander–2024 I took out a payday loan from

Shelby County - 2024 | In the Hospital Well I defaulted on a Title Max title loan after they refused to accept payment from my brother while I was in the hospital. Because they told my brother that even if they took my payment from him. My vehicle would still repossessed because I was not present to sign renewal documents. And they would not let my brother bring the documents to the hospital for me to sign. When I attempted to make a settlement agreement with their corporate

Kaufman County–2022 | First-time Parent I worked in the public and had to stop when Covid was high because I was pregnant and did not...

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Waller County—January 2021 Grandmother, Caretaker for Grandchild My job in March 2020 closed due to COVID-19 and I wasn’t able to get...