City looks at payday lending laws
Story date: 2007-10-08 05:30:00
Added on: 2007-10-08 15:00:22
News-Virginian - Inspired by a parallel motion endorsed last month by Staunton, the Waynesboro City Council plans to formally ask the General Assembly to put an interest cap on the booming lending industry, whose current annual rates approach 400 percent. “If you ...
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