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Payday Lenders Cash Out of Oregon
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Payday Lenders Cash Out of Oregon July 8th, 2008 by CJ Ciaramella As The Oregonian reports, payday lenders have all but disappeared from Oregon due to broad-sweeping legislation that put a cap on the interest rates they could charge. The moral crusade, led by the Oregon Legislature to get some feel-good, populist approval, enjoyed widespread support from consumer advocacy groups who claimed payday lenders were "predatory." Indeed, everyone's been slapping each other on the back and declaring the "end of the predatory lending crisis," but have they really quashed the insufferable evil of short-term, high-risk loans? No.
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Singing the Payday Pundit’s song
http://paydaypundit.org/?p=878On the issue of Oregonians now turning to Internet lenders, this observer says: Who could have seen that coming? Why, It’s almost as if people seek out services to fulfill their needs! We wish we said that, but it’s the “Oregon Commentator” sharing his wisdom in this column.
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Payday Lenders Cash Out of Oregon
http://www.bestquickcashloan.com/2008/07/08/payday-lenders-c...Payday Lenders Cash Out of Oregon July 8th, 2008 by CJ Ciaramella As The Oregonian reports, payday lenders have all but disappeared from Oregon due to broad-sweeping legislation that put a cap on the interest rates they could charge. The moral crusade, led by the Oregon Legislature to get some feel-good, populist approval, enjoyed widespread support from consumer advocacy groups who claimed payday lenders were “predatory.” Indeed, everyone’s been slapping each other on the back and declaring More: continued here
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