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Payday Loans (Check Loans)
Some lenders give small cash advances in exchange for a post-dated personal check. They agree to hold these checks until the borrower's next payday. That explains how the loans got their name. This document explains who uses payday loans, why you shouldn't take them out and how you can get the money you need without a payday loan.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Credit Cards and Consumer Loans
(Separate Website)
Website containing information about many consumer issues, including advance-fee loans; home equity loans and common home equity scams; co-signing a loan; payday loans; and more.
By: U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Borrower Beware: The High Cost of Small Loans, Pawnbrokers and Rent-To-Own Stores
(Separate Website)
This brochure describes the high cost of different kinds of small loans - payday loans, pawning your car's title, and renting-to-own a TV, stereo, furniture or appliances.
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this page of their website. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Get Acrobat Reader icon to download.)
By: National Consumer Law Center
Save Those Papers!
In order to protect your rights, you may need to use papers others have given you. This fact sheet tells you what papers you should save.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
AlabamaLegalHelp.org is a project of Legal Services Alabama and the Legal Services Corporation. It is produced in cooperation with Pro Bono Net and legal services organizations, community organizations and government agencies throughout Alabama and the United States.
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