Many states have tried to eliminate payday loan lenders, but it hasn’t eliminated the need for credit from non-bank sources. Some states have new installment loans stores where payday loan stores once existed as other forms of short term credit fill the void.
Virginians frequenting pawn shops and title lenders more
Many states have passed laws intended to closely regulate, if not outright eliminate, payday loan lending. However, such laws don’t eliminate the need or demand for a short term credit product. The state of Virginia passed laws several years ago capping the interest rate on payday loans, which has reduced [...]