Arizona is home to more than 550,000 small businesses, each affected in different ways by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases demonstrates that the virus knows no ...

For the past year and a half, Doug Farry has met with city councils, chambers of commerce and corporate managers, telling them a hard truth: Many workers live paycheck to paycheck and sometimes need ...

AUSTIN, Texas (CN) – The federal consumer watchdog agency was sued Monday over a regulation that the payday loan industry says would wipe out the lending practice. The lawsuit targets an Obama-era ...

RadCred expands its lending network across 120+ California cities, launching payday loans online with same day funding for residents facing holiday expenses.Glendale, CA, Nov. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...

The watchdog that targeted payday lenders is now their best friend. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wanted to end the payday loan industry, then it became its savior. In 2017, the CFPB ...

Advocates push for legislation that would crack down on traditional payday lenders, who in Rhode Island are allowed to charge triple-digit interest rates and fees that cause debt to spiral. Payday ...

When Pam Sanson needed a quick $300 to pay the bills, she never expected her decision would cost her more than $900 in interest in just six months. Such "payday loans" with exorbitant interest rates - ...

Every one of the East Valley's 100-plus payday loan stores will lose its authority to operate on June 30 - but the shops and their flashy neon signs may be here to stay. Valley activists who wanted ...

A recent guest column in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune ("Financial regulators are paving the way for predatory lenders," Sept. 2) mischaracterized Florida’s consumer-friendly regulations for short-term ...

Rep. Diana Farrington, R-Utica, chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee, opposed the bill. She said that the average loan is for $400. "I was just concerned because individuals get into a debt ...