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The Hill Corrects Pro-Payday Op-Ed, Now Notes Conflict of Interest
The Hill initially failed to disclose that a majority of a pro-payday op-ed author’s business revenue comes from a payday lending company.
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Now We Know Why Politicians Were Pushing Disastrous “Florida Model” of Payday Lending So Hard
Florida-based Amscot Financial, which has contributed almost $1 million to Florida politicians, was planning national expansion if CFPB adopted disastrous “Florida model.”
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Race-Baiting Propaganda Outlet Failed to Disclose Conflicts of Payday “Success Story” It Profiled
Breitbart News profiled a supposed payday lending “success story” but didn’t disclose his conflicts of interest.
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Small Businessman Claims to be Satisfied Payday Customer, Fails to Note 80% of His Revenue Comes from Payday Lender
Author of op-ed in The Hill failed to mention he’s a contractor for payday lenders and that’s where 80% of his revenue comes from.
Sherrill Failed to Mention That 80% of His Business Revenue Is from a Payday Lender
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Payday Industry Front Group’s “Voices of Support” Took at Least $492,000 from Payday Lenders
The elected officials listed by Floridians for Financial Choice as “Voices of Support” have accepted at least $492,300 in campaign contributions from the payday lenders.
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Payday Spokesman Who Once Labeled Industry Risky, Claims Borrowers Have Few Complaints
Study shows majority of payday consumers feel taken advantage of by payday lenders and nearly 3/4’s of borrowers support more regulation of industry.
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Florida Progressives Support CFPB’s Payday Reforms, Apparently Alcee Hastings Didn’t Get the Memo
Just last week Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Murphy abandoned their support for the “Florida model” in favor of the CFPB’s approach.
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Payday Lender Whose Company Violated Laws Says ‘Don’t Compare Us with Lenders Who Break Laws’
His company has a history of violating state laws, including the laws of the very state the CFPB hearing was held in where he made his statement.
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Group Pushing “Florida Model” of Payday Lending Tied to Wasserman Schultz Spokesman’s Firm
Floridians for Financial Choice Appears to Be a Client of Sachs Media Group, the Same Firm Where Wasserman Schultz’s Spokesperson Serves As a Partner
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8 Seconds of Honesty: Payday Trade Group Leader Admits His Members’ Rates Can Be “Too Excessive”
“…There are cases even among our lenders…where the rate is too excessive…,” says Dennis Shaul.