Federal group proposes payday loan changes while in KC

A crowd of supporters rallied in Barney Allis Plaza today in support of changes to payday loan lending laws while a federal committee met to discuss proposed new regulations. A federal bureau today in Kansas City proposed new rules to curb payday ...

Mayor invites community to payday loan discussion

Photo used under a Creative Commons license courtesy Jason Comely at https://flic.kr/p/7cBWnD The group CCO says its research shows there are more payday loan businesses in Missouri than Walmarts, McDonald’s and Starbucks combined. Now community ...

Payday Loan fight to continue statewide

So far the payday loan industry has easily bested reformers but the fight will continue this year with another state initiative attempt to force a public vote. Kathryn Evans, a community organizer for Communities Creating Opportunity, on Friday ...