December 6, 2006 – Christmas Borrowing and Indiana 's Payday-Loan Law
August 30, 2006 – Payday Lending: What We Need to Know
April 27, 2006 - Study Argues Soldiers Need Short-Term Credit Access
April 27, 2005 - Foundation Rebuts Flawed Calif. Report
January 4, 2005 - Fast Cash is Gaining Currency - The Dallas Morning News
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Please refer to these two studies for additional information on the subject of payday lending.
2. Predatory Lending? by Samuel Hanson and Donald P. Morgan. Federal Reserve. (May 2005)
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