Payday Lenders
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The Revolving Doorman: Dennis Shaul of Community Financial Services Association
Shaul worked for the House Financial Services Committee before taking a job that pays him to shill for an industry he once regulated.
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The Shapeshifter: Ken Rees of Elevate and Think Finance
Rees has shown himself to be a shapeshifter when it comes finding ways to evade state regulations that ban or limit payday loans.
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The Payday Jet Setter: Billy Webster of Advance America
Meet payday lender and Washington lobbyist Billy Webster. He just loves Advance America’s corporate jet.
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The Academic Deceptor: Hilary Miller of Consumer Credit Research Foundation
Miller’s organization funds “independent” University studies of the payday industry, which Miller has been caught editing prior to release.
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The Racket Researcher: Melissa Soper of Speedy Cash
Soper’s previous payday loan company financed an organization behind questionable pro-industry academic research.
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The Proud Payday Lender: Kim Gardner of Cash USA
One of only three women on the payday industry’s major trade group, Gardner says she’s “proud to be a payday lender.”
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The Family Affair: David Davis of Check ‘n Go
Davis has been involved in a nasty legal fight with his own father over control of their payday lending company. He thinks reformers are “extremists.”
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The Noted Racist: W. Allan Jones of Check Into Cash
W. Allan Jones is the owner of Check Into Cash/Jones Management, and the racist “pioneer” of the payday lending industry.
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The Mouthpiece: Jamie Fulmer of Advance America
Fulmer openly admits that payday loans are risky. He says consumers end up trapped in debt because they like payday loans so much.
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The Legitimate Businessman: Rod Aycox of Select Management Resources
Car title lender Rod Aycox of Select Management Resources was business partners with a man tied to the mafia.