On the recordApril 29, 2019
We say we need to get rid of the predatory payday lenders, those that are doing things that are ripping people off, where you get caught into the never ending debt.
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congress.govMaxine Waters: “We say we need to get rid of the predatory payday lenders, those that are doing things that are ripping people off…”
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Calls for eliminating predatory payday lenders to protect consumers from debt traps.
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