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payday loan

  • a word derived from payday lender.
    payday lender
    noun
    a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest

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Just look at Wonga, the British payday loan company that collapsed into administration in 2018 after being accused of predatory lending for years.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

The ordinance additionally banned liquor stores, laundromats, car washes and payday loan establishments.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

The payday loan industry trade groups filed their lawsuit in 2018.

From Reuters Feb. 27, 2023

On that page, the agency categorizes title lenders as a fringe banking product similar to a "payday loan," a product illegal in Georgia.

From Salon Nov. 15, 2022

Mr Macleod put it to Mr Mackie that the loan was not a "payday loan" but £5,000 she took out from Amigo over a five-year period in December 2013.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2022

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