payday lender
Britishnoun
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Keeping people indebted is, of course, the ideal outcome for the payday lender.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
One of the companies that had to pay only 100 pennies was a Tennessee payday lender called Main Street Personal Finance that allegedly duped consumers with “deceptive finance charge disclosures.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
They drove past a dollar store, a payday lender and a fast-food restaurant advertising “full-time career opportunities” starting at $7.80 an hour.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 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
Wonga, which was the UK's biggest payday lender, had faced criticism for its high-cost, short-term loans, seen as targeting the vulnerable.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2018
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