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How good does your credit need to be in order for you to take out a payday loan?

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Excellent

Very good

Average

It doesn't need to be good

It doesn't need to be good. You don't need good credit in order to get a payday loan. Many borrowers do not have good credit.

As far as loans go, payday loans are generally small.

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True

False

True. Payday loans are usually $500 or less, making them small.

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.

Nothing

You get an extra week to pay off the loan.

None of the above

The pawnshop can keep the guitar. This is the general rule for how these loans work.

What is a typical fee on a payday loan?

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15%

50%

100%

15%. Fee rates range from 15-20% of the amount borrowed.

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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Turn your loan over to a debt collector

Sue you

Repossess your property that you put up as collateral

All of the above

All of the above. All of these are possibilities.

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