The Motley Fool, which periodically comments on happenings in the payday lending industry, has this to say about recent developments in Arkansas.   There are still some sensible observers out there. 

“Arkansas’s attorney general wants to shut down payday lenders in his state, and he’s sent letters to some 60 companies doing business there, telling them to pack up, ship out, and — oh yeah! — forgive all the debts of the people who borrowed money from them…For individuals needing small bridge loans — well, tough luck! You can’t have one.