In response to the posting below “My whole impression of Utah is changing” a read writes:

Again, Ugh.

The Payday Pundit admires the brevity. 

A few thoughts on the so-called “loophole” issue.

That’s if you live in Hong Kong.  Now these are people who believe in the free-market.   Utah can learn something.

Read about it at credit.com.

US Airways is going back to the future.    Not booze, but soft drinks are again free.  Read about it on Walletpop.

William Webster, Co-founder and Chairman of Advance America Cash Advance Centers, the nation’s largest payday lender, appeared on WTVI’s Carolina Business Journal on Friday.  If you have a few minutes, it’s well worth watching.  Mr. Webster does an excellent job defining payday lending, the reasons customers use the service and addressing the allegations of industry critics.

Watch the full televised interview at http://wtvi.org/cbr.cfm. Mr. Webster appears  about halfway into the program, so you may want to jump ahead to that portion of the program.

Who would write such an ugly editorial?   I mean calling payday lenders “creepy”?  Utah is not the polite, free-market, sensible state the Payday Pundit thought it was.  Or maybe the reporters and editorial writers are a distinct breed from the rest of society. 

From the story:

Payday lending — The House and Senate apparently have reached agreement on legislation to block payday lenders from getting around new restrictions on high-cost instant loans.

Since when is following the law a loophole?  Another Ohio newspaper picks up on the meme.

The media is biased and will remain so. All we can do is take every opportunity to get our message out in a logical, factual manner on a consistent basis.

We simply cannot give up!

Each time a payday loan fan has an opportunity to defend our industry we must do it. Rants and whining will not do!

The DallasNews.com recently ran, “High Cost Lenders Profit From Desperate Times.” Nick Sparagi and I both took the time to write brief, factual comments.

Each of us must have the facts about our industry and invest a few minutes to communicate them to anyone who will listen.