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Payday loans have been around since the early 1900s. Car title loans can have interest rates up to 300%, California AG and others try to crack down on "rent-a-bank" loans. Financial watchdog groups ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Emigrant Bank’s appeal, ending the bank and its mortgage company’s nearly 15-year ...

Predatory lending might sound like a finance buzzword, but its impact is all too real. Picture signing up for a loan that seems like a quick fix, only to discover hidden fees and sky-high interest ...

“He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays for it.” The previous words are said to be those of Albert Einstein commenting on the genius of “compound interest,” but it’s difficult to find ...

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More stringent towing ordinances could be coming to Arlington as two bills targeting “predatory” practices are set to become law. “While these bills allow for the option of local actions, Arlington ...

This article initially appeared in the Society for Technical Communication Intercom Magazine, December 2018 and is used here with permission from both the publisher and the author. In early 2017, a ...

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