Personal
BankSITE Consumer Guide
Provides information and self-qualification tests for a variety of consumer lending products.
Cosigning A Loan
1997 article that describes risks and provides guidance regarding co-borrowers, from the Federal Trade Commission.
Easy Credit? Not So Fast
The truth about advance-fee loan scams, where you pay first and get the loan later. 1999 article from the Federal Trade Commission.
Officials call payday financing "loan sharking"
1998 article from Bankrate.com about abusive lenders that offer advances on paychecks.
Payday Loan Resource
Information on finding reputable cash advance and payday loan lenders as well as what to look for in a lender.
Payday Loans = Costly Cash
Also called cash advance loans, check advance loans, or deferred deposit check loans, these high interest loans are usually expensive. 2000 article from the Federal Trade Commissi…
The No-Equity Loan Trap
Article from SmartMoney.com about high loan-to-value loans for homeowners.
Worse than Loan-Sharking
Article from About.com regarding abuses in the advance payday loans business.
Showing 20–9 of 9 results