Not happy with nanny-state restrictions on payday loans, activists in Virginia are going after title lenders. From the story:
Because car title lenders are unregulated, no one knows exactly how many exist in Virginia. Religious and consumer protection groups have identified 113 through Google and online Yellow Pages searches.
Like payday lenders, title lenders offer small loans […]
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Title lenders in sights of Virginia do-gooders
October 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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Pompous twit spouts off in Virginia Daily Press
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
This is over the top. In the Virginia Daily Press today, a guest writer invokes one of the greatest men who ever lived, William Wilberforce (see the movie “Amazing Grace” to learn more), in his screed against payday lenders:
This commission can act with the boldness of William Wilberforce, the 19th century reformer who, against the powerful opposition […]
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“The media was clearly with us”
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments
…So said David Clarke of Virginians against Payday Loans today while speaking at the national conference on debt culture. Discussing the debate over payday lending in Virginia, Clarke stated, “The printed press- the earned media- they were clearly with us.”
While the Payday Pundit recognizes this was, in fact, the case, she is speechless.
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