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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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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.
2.
How long do most payday loans last?
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A year
A month
Two months
Two weeks
Two weeks. Most payday loans last about the length of a pay period, which is two weeks.
3.
The interest rates of payday loans are very high.
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True
False
True. Payday loans have average annual interest rates of 500 percent--or more.
4.
A payday lender does not legally have to identify the fees charged to your payday loan.
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True
False
False. By law, a lender must spell out all fees to you in your contract.
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.
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.
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