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On the recordMay 24, 2011
You cannot go into the poorer sections of my State, in Springfield or Chicago, you name it, without seeing evidence of title loans, pawn shops, currency exchanges, the kind of predatory-lending practices and charges which really take advantage of people in low-income categories.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights predatory lending issues affecting low-income communities.

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