FAQ: Arizona Post-Payday Loans: What Consumers Need to Know (3-page PDF, Fmr. Attorney General Terry Goddard)

U.S. Senators say: Predatory Lending Harms Military Families (1-page PDF)

Military Lending Act fact sheet (3-page PDF)

PHANTOM DEMAND:

REPORT: Short-term due date generates need for repeat payday loans, accounting for 76% of total volume — July 2009, Center for Responsible Lending

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(Easy Handouts to Download and Use)

Flier: “The Sun Must SET on 400%” (1-page PDF)

Donation Form – Contribute Today! (1-page PDF)

FAQ: The Real Deal on Payday Loans (2-page PDF)

Comparing HB2161/2370 to Prop 200: No Difference (2-page PDF)

HB 2161/2370 is NOT Reform – Here’s why (3-page PDF)

They just tried it in New Mexico — It doesn’t work! (2-page PDF)

Why Prop 200 was No Reform At All — A look back at the smoke and mirror “reforms” offered then… (2-page PDF)

WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS:

High-Cost Payday Lending Traps Arizona Borrowers (PDF)
Center for Responsible Lending — Sept 2008

Consumers Better Off Without Payday Lending (PDF)
University of North Carolina study: Consumer attitudes and experiences post-Payday Sunset – November 2007

Public favors 36% Cap by large margin
Center for Responsible Lending – March 2009

Predatory Profiling:
The Role of Race and Ethnicity in the Location of Payday Lenders
Center for Responsible Lending – March 2009

Payday Loans and the Economy:
36% Cap Promotes Financial Recovery (PDF)
Center for Responsible Lending – January 2009

Predatory Financial Services Industry Contributes to State Politics (PDF)
National Institute on Money in State Politics – July 2008

Springing the Debt Trap: 36% Cap Springs the Trap
Center for Responsible Lending – December 2007

Financial Quicksand: Payday Lending Sinks Borrowers
Center for Responsible Lending – November 2006

Payday Lenders Target Arizona College Students (PDF)
U of A Norton School/Arizona PIRG – October 2008

Do Payday Loans Cause Bankruptcy? (PDF)
Vanderbilt Law School and University of Pennsylvania – October 2008

MORE INFO:

PaydayLoanInfo.org (Consumer Federation of America, info on Arizona)

Americans for Financial Reform

Credit Unions Replacing Boarded-Up Payday Lenders

Payday Lending: How the Debt Trap Catches Borrowers

UNITED AGAINST USURY:

Arizona Ecumenical Council Resolution