Payday loan centers seeing uptick in loans amid government shutdown and SNAP benefit issues ...

Dori Zinn has been a personal finance journalist for more than a decade. Aside from her work for Forbes, her bylines have appeared on CNET, Yahoo! Finance, New York Times, Quartz, Inc. and more. She ...

W hen money's tight, taking out a payday loan can feel like an easy fix, especially if you're dealing with some credit issues ...

When Jessica Vega landed her first job out of college as a case manager for a nonprofit organization, money was tight. But she was excited to move out of her mother’s house and into an apartment of ...

Payday loans typically are short-term and $500 or less. They generally use a post-dated check as collateral, with interest of 15 percent per transaction. Let's say Ann wants $200. She'll write a check ...

A lender can sue you for not repaying your payday loan as promised. Payday lenders report missed payments to the credit bureaus, which could cause a drop in your credit score. If a lender wins a ...

Lawmakers in the Michigan Senate passed legislation Thursday to set a 36% annual percentage rate cap on payday loans. The vote follows previous legislative attempts that went nowhere and a voter-led ...