Payday Loans Are Dying. Problem Solved? Not Quite

Payday loans — the “lifesavers” that drown you in debt — are on the decline. Fines and regulatory scrutiny over high rates and deceptive practices have shuttered payday loan stores across the country in the last few years, a trend capped by a proposal last summer by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to limit short-term loans. Consumer spending on payday loans, both storefront and online, has fallen by a third since 2012 to $6.1 billion, according to the nonprofit Center for Financial Services Innovation.Read more on NewsOK.com

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