Consumers in Washington D.C. have apparently flocked to credit unions since the district outlawed payday lending last year. Payday lenders whined that lending without 300% APRs was utterly unaffordable, but credit unions are proving that it’s possible to make long-term, low-dollar loans with interest rates as low as 16%.
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Ohio Punches Payday Lending Industry In The Face, Breaks Its Nose, And Laughs
By 6.3.08
Gov. Ted Strickland, of the great state of Ohio, has signed a bill that punches the rapidly growing payday lending industry in the face. As we’ve mentioned before, the bill will cap interest rates at 28% and limits consumers to 4 payday loans per year. A typical payday loan charges around $15 per $100 borrowed on a 2 week loan, which works out to an interest rate of 391%.
Ohio Proposes Punching Payday Lending Industry In The Face
By 4.30.08
The Columbus Dispatch says that Ohio lawmakers…
FDIC Launches Program Encouraging Banks To Offer Small Dollar Loans
By 6.29.07
The FDIC has announced a program designed to study and encourage small dollar lending programs designed to compete with payday lenders. Under the program banks would offer “loan amounts of up to $1,000, mandatory savings components, payment periods that extend beyond a single pay cycle, interest rates below 36 percent, low or no origination fees, no prepayment penalties, prompt loan application processing, and access to financial education to help with asset building.”
