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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
To me, most startling, the CFPB found that 22 percent of consumers secure these loans with public assistance or retirement income sources.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins highlights the alarming statistic regarding payday loans and vulnerable consumers.

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