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payday lender

British  

noun

  1. a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It was a solution, Wilk figured, that was perfect for young people who wouldn’t think of going to a corner payday lender and instead would rather hit up a friend for cash.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2022

The original rule would have limited how often a payday lender could attempt to take money from a customer’s account, addressing advocates’ complaints that they were running up significant overdraft penalties.

From Washington Post Nov. 20, 2019

Seventy-two percent said they received better treatment from a payday lender than from a bank or credit card company, and 75 percent said they were likely to recommend payday loans to friends and family.

From Washington Times Feb. 26, 2019

In addition to voting to more closely monitor firms under the moratorium on foreclosures in Puerto Rico, the state recently pulled money out of a private equity firm that had acquired a so-called payday lender.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2018

In other words, some borrowers simply did not need to borrow from a payday lender, but were attracted towards these high-cost, short-term loans anyway.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2018

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