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Fox Is Wrong To Say No Alts. To Payday Loans

Fox Is Wrong To Say No Alts. To Payday Loans

By Bob Plain on January 10, 2013

It’s simply not true that payday loans are the only option to low wage borrowers as House Speaker Gordon Fox suggested to RIPR this morning. “I don’t like predatory lending practices,” Fox told RIPR, “but I also understand for folks that have nowhere else to go, it might be a valid tool for them to [...]

Posted in Economy, Featured, State House | Tagged Gordon Fox, payday loans, state house, william murphy | 4 Responses

Gordon Fox, William Murphy and Payday Loans

Gordon Fox, William Murphy and Payday Loans

By Steve Ahlquist on January 4, 2013

After a short stint spent ostensibly serving the public, former House Speaker William J. Murphy now pointedly serves himself at the public’s expense working as a hired gun for predatory lenders Advance America, which has paid Murphy $50,000 to lobby the General Assembly on its behalf. Like any hired gun stripped clear of conscience, Murphy [...]

Posted in Economy, Featured | Tagged Gordon Fox, payday loans, william murphy | 7 Responses

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