Even At 700% APR, Online Payday Loan Industry is Booming

Courtesy Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 06/06/2009 - 18:10

Online Payday Loan Industry Wants to Keep Charging Obscene Interest Rates. More people than ever are using payday loans to keep bill collectors at bay, paying annual rates as high as 700%.


 

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