Missouri Legislature Looks to Further Regulate Payday Loans
Payday loans are high-interest, short-term loans that are most commonly used in low-income communities. Because high interest rates (often above...
Not happy with the results?
Type your search again
It’s Official: Payday Lending, Minimum Wage Initiatives Off November Ballot
Supporters of two proposed Missouri ballot measures have thrown in the towel weeks after the Secretary of State’s office announced...
Musings On Payday Loans And Pawn Shops In Jackson County
Jackson County is considering forcing new pawnbrokers and short-term loan shops in unincorporated areas to locate at least 2,500 feet...
Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 2: Payday Loans
In this video, policy analyst David Stokes, accompanied by two research assistants, endeavors to get to the heart of the...
Payday Loans vs. Loan Sharks
This old article from the Sacramento News & Review contains some interesting sentences about sub-prime credit: While the Chicago Outfit...
David Stokes Takes Out a Payday Loan
Check out the latest entry in our series of economic performance art pieces, in which I take out a payday...
Payday Policymaking
Consider: There are more payday loan storefronts in the United States than there are McDonald’s and Starbucks outlets combined. Also...
Will Payday Loan Regulations Kill the Market?
The Springfield News-Leader today features a good op-ed about current plans for regulating Missouri’s payday loan industry. Good bit: The...
Lack of Economic Basis For Payday Loan Limitations
Today’s Springfield News-Leader has an op-ed (link via Combest) written by a state rep who is seeking to promote the...
