A direct solicitation from The Today Show says they want to hear from you! Meaning, the customer! Here’s what they’re asking:
Have you taken out a payday loan? Email us! TODAY is looking for people to interview for a future segment on payday loans. If you are interested in being interviewed, please tell us about your loan experience and include your contact information.
If you have a story about your experience in getting a payday loan you want to share, share your story! You can go to the form, fill it out, and be honest about what you experienced with your payday loan.
We can only hope a journalist at Today will attempt to offer a fair and balanced approach to their piece. As usual, I’m optimistic! After all, Jessica Silver-Greenberg with the WSJ gets it. And there are others. The micro-lending industry is evolving FAST! The movement of digital transactions is increasing dramatically. Micro payments will soon dominate. Paypal and Facebook may very well become the major conduit…
Exciting times!
Jer
Yes, we hope that it will be a fair and balanced piece, and not just a focus on some of the bad experiences that consumers have faced when doing business with bad actors in the industry. News stories, like the video from CBS Nightly News, all too often do not distinguish between licensed payday advance providers who offer regulated loans and unlicensed, unregulated lenders, many offshore, who tender illegal loans.