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NPR's got a nice little story on payday loans in New Mexico.
NPR’s got a nice little story on payday loans in New Mexico.
New Mexico is one of the poorest states in the nation, and has virtually no laws regulating payday lenders, making it a perfect breeding ground for these usurious knaves.
The state is currently considering legislation that could potentially put the payday loan industry out of business in New Mexico… boo-hoo. — BEN POPKEN
‘Payday Loans’ Plague New Mexico’s Working Poor [NPR]
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