Payday Lenders

High-interest loans are predatory whether you get them at a corner store or in an app.

• By Susie Cagle

New rules put forward by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would have a major impact on the high-cost loan industry. But if history is any guide, lenders will quickly find some loopholes.

• By Paul Kiel

With skyrocketing annual interest rates on payday loans, borrowers often don’t have enough money left over to cover rent and groceries.

• By Kate Wheeling

They seem to go hand in hand, but it's unclear which comes first.

• By Paul Hiebert

What lessons can we take from Washington?

• By Paul Kiel

In state after state that has tried to ban payday and similar loans, the industry has found ways to continue to peddle them.

• By Paul Kiel