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Predatory ‘Rent-a-Bank’ Lending Practices Trigger Calls For Regulation

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“A few banks are making [state consumer] protections moot…[and] regulators haven’t stopped them,” said Alex Horowitz, a senior research officer at the Pew Charitable Trusts, a nonprofit organization that has studied subprime lending. ” An uprush in predatory lending has prompted more states to institute interest rate caps.

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South Dakota Approves 36% Rate Cap on Payday Lenders

American Banker

Voters in South Dakota on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure to cap interest rates on payday, installment and auto title loans at 36%, while rejecting a competing amendment sponsored by a large payday lender.

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Wells Axes 200+ Staffers From US Lending Units

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lending division in recent months, with a focus on its agriculture and energy teams, Reuters reported. The company’s agricultural lending division, which gives loans to farmers, was cut by at least 25 percent, while the bank also laid off about 7 percent of the staff from its energy lending group over the summer.

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More Than 200 Bankers Let Go At Wells Fargo

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lending division in recent months, with a focus on its agriculture and energy teams, Reuters reported. The company’s agricultural lending division, which gives loans to farmers, was cut by at least 25 percent, while the bank also laid off about 7 percent of the staff from its energy lending group over the summer.

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South Dakota Is Ground Zero in Battle Over Payday Lending

American Banker

Depending on the outcome of the election, the fight over two conflicting state ballot initiatives could provide a road map for the embattled payday lending industry or consumer activists seeking bans in other states.

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Veteran CEO retiring from Great Western in South Dakota

American Banker

Ken Karels will be succeeded by Mark Borrecco, who had been CEO of Rabobank's U.S.

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Colorado passes 36% payday loan rate cap

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As described on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website , Proposition 111 “would restrict the charges on payday loans to a yearly rate of 36 percent and would eliminate all other finance charges and fees associated with payday lending.”. The other states to have done so are South Dakota, Ohio, Arizona, and Montana.