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Bankrate.com - Rates, articles, and other basic information about
consumer lending.
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BankSITE Consumer
Guide - Provides information and self-qualification tests for a
variety of consumer lending products.
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Cosigning A Loan - 1997 article that describes risks and provides
guidance regarding co-borrowers, from the Federal Trade Commission.
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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.
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Home Loans for US & UK
Residents Information about a variety of lending programs available to
people with bad credit.
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The No-Equity Loan Trap - Article from SmartMoney.com about high
loan-to-value loans for homeowners.
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Officials
call payday financing "loan sharking" - 1998 article from Bankrate.com
about abusive lenders that offer advances on paychecks.
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Payday Loan Resource
- Information on finding reputable cash advance and payday loan lenders as
well as what to look for in a lender.
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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 Commission.
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Rent-A-Bank Payday Lending - Describes how banks help payday lenders
evade State consumer protections. 2001 research report by U.S. Public
Interest Research Group.
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Steps in availing a personal loan in the UK - Timesofmoney.com offers
detailed instructions on obtaining consumer financing.
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Worse
than Loan-Sharking - Article from About.com regarding abuses in the
advance payday loans business.
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