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We’re going to..Kansas City…Kansas City here we..

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Oops, never mind.   If city councils in the area keep meddling in free enterprise, the Payday Pundit won’t feel very welcome.  This story is about the city council in North Kansas CIty:
The moratorium applies to Burlington Street between 10th and 32nd Avenue and will be in place while the city does a comprehensive study of […]

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Tags: Kansas City Star · Missouri · industry · local issues · media coverage · regulation · states

Will the FDIC small loan compete with payday lenders?

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

First of all, only 30 banks, generally small local ones at that, have signed up for the program.  Second, when customers find out all the strings attached to getting a short-term loan from one of these banks–application fees, minimum balances in a savings accounts, complicated fee structures–they will decide that a payday loan is a better […]

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Tags: Kansas City Star · Missouri · alternatives · industry · media coverage · states