Payday loans are small, short-term unsecured loans designed to tide people over until they get their salary.
Payday loans, short term loans intended to be paid off on payday, were developed in the United States.
Debt management company, MoneyPlus Group, reporting a 10-fold increase in clients with payday loans between 2008 and 2012.
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Without credit (mostly for things like groceries when another expense arises), they rely on pawn shops and payday loans.
Payday loans are heavily advertised, small, short-term unsecured loans designed to tide people over until they get their salary.
World Acceptance has benefitted from a resurgence of consumer interest in payday loans.
And 1.5 million households had taken out one or more unauthorised overdrafts or payday loans just to make ends meet.
This includes a limit on the rollover of payday loans, and breathing space for customers who are struggling to repay.
The number of people running into debt through so-called payday loans has quadrupled in two years, according to one debt advisory service.
So, the conclusion of this is that if we want to see rates come down on payday loans we should do what?
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The government is to change the law to allow restrictions to be imposed on the interest rates charged for so-called "payday loans".
Ironically it is perhaps America that will come to the rescue of Europe, says Errol Damelin, CEO of payday loans provider Wonga.
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But an official study in 2010 said payday loans provided a legitimate, useful, service that helped cover a gap in the market.
It revealed that increased fuel bills meant that a significant number of people were turning to moneylenders and payday loans to cover their payments.
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Sources insist it is not a U-turn and that the Financial Services Bill would already have given the FCA some powers to cap payday loans.
The charity's figures also suggested that almost one million people in Britain turned to payday loans to help pay their rent or mortgage in 2012.
Debt charity StepChange welcomed the government's move, saying it had seen a "dramatic" rise in the number of people in Scotland seeking help with payday loans.
This type of unrestricted savings is especially valuable for individuals who have limited liquid assets and who may otherwise be forced to meet emergency cash needs with high-cost payday loans.
It is an expensive way to live, but a 2009 federal study found that approximately 25 percent of U.S. households avoid banks and depend on services such as check-cashing and payday loans.
The survey also found that the majority of Millennials who reported using payday loans and other forms of emergency cash are satisfied with the experience of using them and consider them an important financial tool.
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As much as Wall Street does its best to take advantage of the public, banking, whether with a national bank, community bank, or credit union, is still better than the alternative: storefront check cashing and payday loans.
Opponents maintained that instead of cheaper loans, the payday and other high-risk loans will no longer be available and customers will have to turn to banks and pay higher fees, or end up bouncing checks.
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According to the Center for Responsible Lending, the typical payday borrower makes an average of nine loans per year at annual interest rates over 400 percent.
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By linking loan repayment to direct deposit paychecks, the chance of default is reduced, and workers who would otherwise resort to payday lenders gain access to more favorable loans.
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It also said that payday lenders relied on many people not being able to pay off their original loans on time, forcing them to take out new loans.
The bottom line: payday lenders deliver convenience at a high price, even when borrowers might qualify for cheaper loans elsewhere.
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