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13. That's because the people that use payday loans on a frequent basis

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:24 AM

Jun 2016

normally have either have poor credit or no credit at all. By presenting proof that they have a job with regular income along with a checking account to write a check to the payday loan company they can easily access funds within 30 minutes to an hour. If they try and apply for a loan at a bank or credit union it might require days to obtain the loan instead or they would be denied outright.

If you need immediate access to funds such as for a car repair or some other unexpected expense then taking a payday loan does provide an alternative versus taking something to a pawn shop for a loan. The danger starts when payday loans are used to pay for routine expenses in a cycle or even worse--taking a loan out to pay for vacations or Christmas gifts.

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I'll believe it when I see it indivisibleman Jun 2016 #11

That's because the people that use payday loans on a frequent basis TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #13

It works more like this: indivisibleman Jun 2016 #41

In that case TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #42

True indivisibleman Jun 2016 #45

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Preying on the poor is one thing that helps make people poor Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #17

great graphic! thanks jtuck /nt trudyco Jun 2016 #35

lend interest rate should be capped at whatever rate people with savings accounts receive. Sunlei Jun 2016 #16

All interest rates should be capped at 18% Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #18

good point. Even 18% is a fabulous profit, especially on 'front loaded' loans- loan sharks use. Sunlei Jun 2016 #20

If that were the case the businesses would not exist TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #22

Then a "loan shark" becomes a pawn shop again. Sunlei Jun 2016 #23

So, triple digit ruinous usury Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #24

I never said that interest rates that high were fine because the rates are predatory TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #30

That isn't possible TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #21

at 9% a front loaded loan is a fabulous profit for a loan shark. Banks 'take' 2% off the top of Sunlei Jun 2016 #25

Perhaps you need to bank with someone else besides Chase bank then? TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #32

I don't want to carry cash either. You're lucky to be close to a bank and have a 'safe' ATM. Sunlei Jun 2016 #33

Why not use a credit union? There are still a lot of those. trudyco Jun 2016 #36

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Just making more hoops for the employees to jump through to verify a borrowers financial situation brewens Jun 2016 #27

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