Restricting Credit for Poor People
I’m sure that “restricting credit for poor people” is not the phrase supporters of capping interest rates on short-term loans...
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Economics 101
After attending an Institute for Humane Studies workshop this past summer, I established a firm economic foundation. My professor reduced...
“There Are Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”
The Springfield News-Leader published a letter to the editor from the Show-Me Institute this morning about payday lending. In response...
Strikes and Gutters in Kansas City Election Results
It was probably a little premature and St. Louis-centric for me to call the Franklin County Charter victory the highlight...
Fun With Numbers
Dave Stokes pointed me to an interesting source of information on payday lending in Missouri. Because I’ve written before about...
Microlending in Missouri
I love finding market solutions to social needs. So I was happy to write about Grameen Bank’s expansion into New...
There’s No Free Lunch – Even in Banking
In the latest proof that foolishness knows no party, Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger have teamed up to write about...
In Defense of Usury
I’ve written before on the negative consequences of anti-usury laws targeted at Missouri payday lenders. An op-ed in yesterday’s Wall...
Access to Credit
There’s a great op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader about the proposed interest rate cap on payday loans. If you want...
