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Personal Finance Courses: Predatory Lending

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1.
What are some things that a payday lender could do if you did not pay back a payday loan you took out?
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All of the above. All of these are possibilities.
2.
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.
3.
What is a typical fee on a payday loan?
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15%. Fee rates range from 15-20% of the amount borrowed.
4.
Which of these lenders requires little or no credit check when loaning money to a borrower?
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Payday lender. Payday loans are fast and usually don't require a credit check.
5.
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.