Personal Finance Courses: Predatory Lending

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1.
How long do most payday loans last?
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Two weeks. Most payday loans last about the length of a pay period, which is two weeks.
2.
If you roll over a payday loan three times, you will be charged a new fee each time.
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True. You will be charged a new fee for each rollover.
3.
If you put up a guitar at a pawnshop in return for a loan, what usually happens if you can't pay the loan back?
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The pawnshop can keep the guitar. This is the general rule for how these loans work.
4.
You can get a short-term loan from your checking account through what is called _______.
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Overdraft protection. Overdraft protection simply means overdrawing your checking account. You will likely be charged a fee for it.
5.
The interest rates of payday loans are very high.
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True. Payday loans have average annual interest rates of 500 percent--or more.