Study blames crime rates on payday loan lenders

A new study blames rising crime rates on payday loans and predatory lending, though the academic literature has never agreed on this idea.
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College Study Attempts to Link Payday Loans and Violence

Is the location of payday loan stores in at-risk communities in Seattle the sole logical cause of violent crime there? It's simply illogical. READ THE STORY HERE!
Is this person singing the inner city blues over payday loans? Don't bet that it's that simple. (Photo: flickr.com)