Protecting Yourself From The "New" Payday Loan Due to the lack of conventional credit access right after your bankruptcy discharge, you may be tempted to take on short-term loans with high interest rates. Most...
More Texans are standing up to the loan shark interest rates of the state's payday lenders. According to a survey commissioned by the AARP, more than three-fourths of Texans oppose payday lenders charging up...
Texas is still lagging far behind many states in regulating payday loan operations. Many consumer advocates want tougher rules and clearer disclosures so that fewer low-income families find themselves struggling to repay payday loans...
Bankruptcy and Title Loans in Texas House Bill 2592 and House Bill 2594 governing payday loan and car title lenders passed last week giving consumers more protection. House Bill 2592 requires more noticeable disclosures...
Many debtors filing bankruptcy have already been devoured financially by the payday lending industry. They walk into the bankruptcy attorney office weighed down with high interest rate payday loans, desperate for a way out. ...
The City of Dallas has joined the hundreds of cities around the country who are standing up to payday loan companies and saying enough is enough. The City Council voted last week to implement...
Two measures regulating payday and auto title loans which were passed by the Texas Legislature await Gov. Rick Perry's signature. If passed, the two bills will establish a licensing and regulatory framework for all...
