PayDay lending

It’s Official: CFPB To Reconsider Payday Rule
It’s Official: CFPB To Reconsider Payday Rule
January 17, 2018  |  Regulation

The payday lending arena could get help from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with acting director Mick Mulvaney saying the CFPB will “reconsider” rules...

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Tucker Gets 16-Year Sentence In Payday Lending Case
Tucker Gets 16-Year Sentence In Payday Lending Case
January 08, 2018  |  Legal

Race car driver and Kansas businessman Scott Tucker has been sentenced to 16 years and eight months in jail for crimes associated with Tucker’s payday...

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Payday Lender Floats Shares At $620M Valuation
Payday Lender Floats Shares At $620M Valuation
December 08, 2017  |  Loans

Curo Group, one of the largest payday lenders in the U.S., went public on the stock market with a valuation of $620 million. According to...

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Payday Lending And The New CFPB
Payday Lending And The New CFPB
December 05, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and payday loans have had a wild ride over the last 24 months. After a contentious rulemaking process, an even more contentious first...

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Payday Lending Rules Seem Likely To Escape The CRA
Payday Lending Rules Seem Likely To Escape The CRA
October 31, 2017  |  CFPB

Last week, at the end of an otherwise dramatic day on Capitol Hill, the Senate managed to pull off something of a twist ending: the repeal of...

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word
Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word
October 11, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

Last week, after five years of debates, discussions, arguments and waiting, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rules for payday lending dropped. As one...

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Voice Sizzles, Equifax Fizzles And Social Security Numbers Get Ready For A Curtain Call
Voice Sizzles, Equifax Fizzles And Social Security Numbers Get Ready For A Curtain Call
October 06, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle  Cyberattack insurance: The more headlines gather on data breaches, new (Equifax) and old (Yahoo), and the bad news keeps getting worse (both attacks have...

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Payday Lending Viewed From Inside A NY Courtroom
Payday Lending Viewed From Inside A NY Courtroom
October 04, 2017  |  Legal

The payday lending and debt collection industry is controversial, to say the least, and it is getting a day in court. As The Wall Street...

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When The Payday Lending Rule Drops, Opponents Are Ready To Attack
When The Payday Lending Rule Drops, Opponents Are Ready To Attack
September 19, 2017  |  CFPB

The new rules are coming for payday lenders, and opponents of those rules are readying themselves for what will likely be a fairly dizzying battle...

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