payday loan
- a word derived from payday lender.
Example Sentences
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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
Similar to a high-cost payday loan, these apps offer workers emergency cash ahead of proven, upcoming paychecks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
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
