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On the recordMay 19, 2010
I had hoped that we would be able to offer an amendment related to the so-called 'title loans,' or 'payday loans,' a type of predatory lending.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin expresses disappointment over inability to address predatory payday loans in financial reform.

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