News: Usury

We provide the latest news and info on Usury

Lending business v. Plain old usury: Notes from the Colorado payday hearing
The Colorado Independent
... ended as a straight legislative bill, seeks to lift the exemption for the payday industry of the state's usury laws, which cap most loans at 36 percent. ...
First shots fired in Colorado payday loan warThe Colorado Independent

all 9 news articles »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...


Washington Post
Demand an "Up or Down Vote" On Real Financial Reform
Huffington Post (blog)
That's usury, plain and simple. Vultures like these - and yeah, I'm talking to you, W. Allan Jones! - give Uriah Heep a bad name. Corker managed to get his ...
Payday Loans Exempt From Consumer Protection Rules Under Corker ProposalHuffington Post (blog)

all 638 news articles »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Regulate Nonbank Financial Institutions, Say Consumer Groups
Huffington Post (blog)
Maximum interest rates and usury caps are set by each state. You can find low usury caps in Alabama at around 8% and high caps, like in NJ at 30%. ...

and more »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

NIERA v. FROST NATIONAL BANK
Leagle.com
As to Frost, Niera asserted claims for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Act, usury, and misrepresentation or fraud. Frost filed both traditional and no ...

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Usury enablers
Daily Press
Five hundred years ago, Dante consigned usurers to the seventh circle of hell along with murderers. We don't know exactly what interest rate Dante had in ...

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Will state bonding rules hold up Music City Center construction?
Bizjournals.com
... but further progress on the project could be delayed if the Tennessee General Assembly doesn't soon grant an exception to the state's usury law. ...

and more »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Italy, US Make 26 Mafia Arrests
Wall Street Journal
Twenty people were arrested in Palermo for alleged drug-trafficking, extortion and usury, according to a statement by Italian police on Wednesday. ...

and more »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Microfinance under the microscope
The Hindu
Calling, therefore, for discouraging vexatious state action, Srinivasan notes that the use of moneylenders' legislation and Usury Acts against MFIs do not ...

and more »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...


The Colorado Statesman
Payday lending bill needs payday in House to pass
The Colorado Statesman
Payday loans became part of Colorado after a 2000 bill passed by the Legislature that exempted these types of loans from usury laws. The 2000 bill, SB 144, ...

and more »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Credit Card Reform: Here's How You're Getting Hosed
CBS News (blog)
That would be very helpful and would only take a couple of sentences... still wondering why credit card companies got the exemptions from the usury laws to ...
Full speed ahead on banking reformsSeattle Times
Gimme that ol'-time religionCape Cod Times

all 2,254 news articles »

Published on Friday 12th of March 2010 06:27:08 PM Read more...

Our Services

Do not forget to check the lastest products and auctions related to Usury as well as our free videos and podcasts.

best Usury products current Usury auctions current Usury videos listen to Usury podcasts