Alternative Lending

This City's Not Letting Any More Payday Lenders Set Up Shop

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Nontradtional Financial Service, Payday Lending, Payday Loan, Video, Alternative Lending, San Jose, Emergency Cash, Silicon Valley, Money News

Not all residents of the wealthy Silicon Valley are flush with cash. Turns out payday lending -- a type of short-term, high-interest loan that can...

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Payday Loans: Do Borrowers Know What They're Getting?

Slate Magazine | Ray Fisman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Payday Loans, Alternative Lending, Check-Cashing-Store, Payday Loans Slate, Apr, Business News

There's been a lot of finger-pointing lately about who is to blame for the untenable financial circumstances of many American families. Among the usua...

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