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Report: Congressional “Payday Puppets” Exposed
CFPB payday lending rule in jeopardy – Congress awash in payday cash could vote to gut important new protections.
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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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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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A Florida Plan: How The Payday Lending Industry Bought Florida’s Political Establishment
Payday lenders have contributed more than $2.5 million to Florida candidates and political parties since 2009.
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Reality Check: Rep. Alcee Hastings Writes Misleading Column Supporting Disastrous “Florida Model” of Payday Lending
Hastings wrote a misleading column for Huffington Post claiming the Florida model of payday loan regulation is “progressive” and “has been protecting consumers for 15 years.”
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Report: Cheaper By The Dozen
A new report from Allied Progress details how a dozen Members of Congress were showered with campaign contributions by payday lenders within days of taking official actions that benefited the industry.