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October 15, 2019 @ 10:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Google has banned high-interest rate lenders from the Google Play app store. First reported by WSJ.com, the move was said to be made to protect people from “exploitive personal loan terms.” The report quoted a Google spokesperson: “Our Google Play developer policies are designed to… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The Online Lenders Alliance (OLA), a group that claims up to 80% of all online lending in the US, has published a report on industry fraud and abuse. The report, created in part by using a web crawler designed to “weed out” bad actors, has… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 2:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed changes to the 2017 final rule governing “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans.” In brief, the CFPB is proposing to “rescind the rule’s requirements that lenders make certain underwriting determinations before issuing payday, single-payment vehicle title,… Read More